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True v. Fath Bluegrass Manor Apartment, 358 S.W.3d 23 (2011)

Citation
True v. Fath Bluegrass Manor Apartment, 358 S.W.3d 23 (2011)
Parent Document
True v. Fath Bluegrass Manor Apartment, 358 S.W.3d 23 (2011)
Jurisdiction
Kentucky (state)
Effective Date
2011-12-22

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In Pinkston v. Audubon Area Community Services, Inc., 210 S.W.3d 188 (Ky.App.2006), the Court considered the liabili*26ty of a landlord to a tenant for personal injuries sustained. Although the lease did not specifically require the landlord to maintain the premises, it stated that the landlord would “make necessary repairs with reasonable promptness.” Id. at 189. After moving into the apartment, the tenant noticed an oily substance on the stairwell steps and discovered that the stairwell handrail was loose. After several requests to the landlord to repair the handrail were ignored, the tenant was injured when she grabbed the handrail and it pulled from the wall. The Court recited the general law applicable: