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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 59

Citation
Section 59
Parent Document
Miles v. Shauntee, 664 S.W.2d 512 (1983)
Jurisdiction
Kentucky (state)
Effective Date
1983-10-12

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The rule of caveat emptor applies to a contract of letting. The tenant must take the premises as he may find them. There is no implied covenant on the part of the landlord that they are fit for the purpose for which they are rented, or that they are in particular condition; but there is extension of the rule: If the landlord knows that the premises are defective or dangerous, and such defect is not discoverable by the tenant by ordinary care and the landlord conceals or fails to disclose the dangerous condition, he is liable to the tenant, his family and servants, or even his guests, for injuries sustained therefrom. Holzhauer v. Sheeny, 104 S.W. at 1035.