Martinez v. Woodmar IV Condominiums Homeowners Ass'n

OPINION

PELANDER, Presiding Judge.

The primary issue in this case is whether a condominium homeowners association has a duty to protect a social guesVlicensee who, while visiting a resident of the condominium complex, is criminally assaulted in a common area of the complex. Concluding that no such duty existed, the trial court granted summary judgment for defendanVappellee Woodmar IV Condominiums Homeowners Association, Inc. (Woodmar). We affirm.

Woodmar owns and maintains the common areas, including parking lots, of a Phoenix condominium complex consisting of approximately 152 units. While…