Vinings Run Condominium Association v. Linda Stuart-Jones

Bethel, Judge.

Vinings Run Condominium Association, Inc., and Access Management Group, L.P. (collectively, the “appellants”) appeal the denial of their motion for summary judgment. They argue that the plaintiff in the underlying action, Linda Stuart-Jones, had equal or superior knowledge of the allegedly unsafe conditions surrounding an outdoor staircase and that such knowledge should bar her recovery. The appellants further argue that the trial court erred in finding that the necessity rule applies because Stuart-Jones does not have a landlord-tenant relationship with the appellants. We agree…