Real Estate/Development
Apr. 8, 2024
The fall of the Privette doctrine in landlord-tenant relationships
In Ramirez v. PK, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that the Privette doctrine is inapplicable in landlord-tenant relationships. The dissenting justice disagreed, arguing that the Privette doctrine should apply in situations where a lease requires work to be done on the property and the parties contemplate the work being performed by an independent contractor.
Garret D. Murai
Partner
Nomos LLP
Email: gmurai@nomosllp.com
Garret is the editor of the California Construction Law Blog at www.calconstructionlawblog.com.
We've talked a fair bit in this column about the Privette doctrine which provides for a rebuttable presumption that a hirer is not liable for workplace injuries sustained by employees of hired parties.
We've also talked about its two exceptions: (1) The Hooker exception which provides for liability if the hirer retained control over the work being performed, negligently exercised that...
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