Waddell v. WOFFORD OIL COMPANY

1. “A landlord is not liable for injuries to his tenant arising from a patent defect in the premises, existing at the time of the lease, and of which the tenant knew or had means of knowing, equal to those of the landlord” (McGee v. Hardacre, 27 Ga. App. 106 (1), 107 S. E. 563; Godard v. Peavy, 32 Ga App. 121 (1), 122 S. E. 634); and “In the absence of an express agreement to do so, a landlord is under no duty to repair a patent defect in the rented premises where its existence was known to the tenant at the time the rent contract was entered into.” Mitchell v. Clark, 39 Ga. App. 714(1) (148…