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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Ruiz v. Pelson Realty Trust, 13 Mass. L. Rptr. 346 (2001)

Citation
Ruiz v. Pelson Realty Trust, 13 Mass. L. Rptr. 346 (2001)
Parent Document
Ruiz v. Pelson Realty Trust, 13 Mass. L. Rptr. 346 (2001)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2001-05-13

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The liability of a property owner to a non-tenant guest for breach of the implied warranty of habitability does not make the owner an insurer of the property, and does not alter the common law duty of a landowner to maintain properly in a reasonably safe condition in view of all of the circumstances. See, e.g., Luoni v. Berube, 431 Mass. 729, 731 (2000). This implied warranty is limited to “physical defects” that are vital to the dwelling’s fitness for human habitation.