Licensee

Licensee

A licensee is a person who is invited to get in or 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.

Typically, a possessor of premises will be responsible for physical harm caused to a licensee because of a condition on the premises if, but only if, the claimant shows the following three elements:
1. The possessor was aware of or must have known of the condition, must have realized that it involved an unreasonable risk of harm to the licensee, and should have expected that the licensee will not discover or realize the danger;
2. The possessor failed to 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 know or have reason to realize the condition and the associated risk.

For example, if a homeowner knows that one of the steps leading to a basement is broken but would not appear to be broken to a reasonably observant individual, the homeowner might be liable to a guest who, without notice of that broken step, is injured because the step gave way.

If you are an licensee and have suffered injuries on another’s property, contact a Augusta, Georgia premises liability lawyer.

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