Which category has explicit permission to be on the owner's premises?

Which category has explicit permission to be on the owner's premises?

• A. Invitee
• B. Licensee
• C. Trespasser
• D. Stranger

Answer: (A)

In premises liability, visitors are grouped by how they came to be on the property and what kind of permission they have. An invitee is someone who is on the owner's property with the owner’s invitation or for a business purpose, or because the property is open to the public. Because invitees are there at the owner’s invitation and often for the owner’s benefit (think customers in a store or someone there to perform a service for the owner), the owner owes them the highest standard of care: keep the premises reasonably safe, inspect for hazards, and fix or warn about hazards that you would not expect a reasonable person to encounter. Licensees also have permission, but they are on the property for their own purposes (such as social guests). The owner’s duty to licensees is lower: warn of known hazards that the licensee wouldn’t reasonably discover, but the owner isn’t required to inspect for all dangers. Trespassers have no permission, so the owner’s duties are minimal and limited to not causing willful or wanton harm. Strangers aren’t a formal category in this context, so they aren’t the one described by having explicit permission. So, the category described as having explicit permission to be on the owner's premises, with the associated higher duty of care, is the group that fits the invitee description.

In premises liability, visitors are grouped by how they came to be on the property and what kind of permission they have. An invitee is someone who is on the owner's property with the owner’s invitation or for a business purpose, or because the property is open to the public. Because invitees are there at the owner’s invitation and often for the owner’s benefit (think customers in a store or someone there to perform a service for the owner), the owner owes them the highest standard of care: keep the premises reasonably safe, inspect for hazards, and fix or warn about hazards that you would not expect a reasonable person to encounter.

Licensees also have permission, but they are on the property for their own purposes (such as social guests). The owner’s duty to licensees is lower: warn of known hazards that the licensee wouldn’t reasonably discover, but the owner isn’t required to inspect for all dangers.

Trespassers have no permission, so the owner’s duties are minimal and limited to not causing willful or wanton harm.

Strangers aren’t a formal category in this context, so they aren’t the one described by having explicit permission.

So, the category described as having explicit permission to be on the owner's premises, with the associated higher duty of care, is the group that fits the invitee description.