Licensee

Licensee

The licensee is a person who is invited to get in and remain on the premises for any purpose other than a business or commercial one with the express or implied permission of the owner or individual in control of the premises. A social guest is considered to be a licensee, not an invitee.

Usually, a possessor of premises will be liable for physical harm caused to a licensee due to a condition on the premises if, but only if, the claimant shows the following three factors:
1. The possessor was aware of or must have been aware of the condition, must have understood that it involved an unreasonable risk of harm to the licensee, and should have expected that the licensee would not discover or realize the danger;
2. The possessor did not exercise reasonable care to make the condition safe, or to notify the licensee of the condition and the associated risk;
3. The licensee did not realize or have reason to know of the condition and the connected risk.

For instance, if the homeowner knows that a step leading into a basement is broken however would not appear to be broken to a reasonably observant person, the homeowner may be liable to the guest who, without notice of that broken step, is injured since the step gave way.

If you are an licensee and have suffered injuries on another’s property, contact a Evans, GA premises liability law firm.

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