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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 288A

Citation
Section 288A
Parent Document
Gore v. People's Savings Bank, 235 Conn. 360 (1995)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1995-10-10

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“203. When a tenant takes exclusive possession of demised premises she ordinarily takes them as she finds them and the landlord is not liable for structural defects therein except those which the tenant could not discern with reasonable diligence and with knowledge of which the landlord was chargeable. However, the landlord is not relieved of liability for structural defects which exist in those portions of the premises under his control irrespective of when they originated. Nor is he relieved of liability where he has agreed to make repairs by virtue of a lease nor where he has a duty to make repairs by virtue of a state law or local ordinance. Consequently, in this case, if you find that the plaintiff fell as a result of a defective stair it is immaterial whether the dangerous condition existed at the inception of the lease or whether it arose thereafter.” Panaroni v. Johnson, Conn. Supreme Court Records & Briefs, February Term, 1969, Record, p. 298.