Stark v. Lehndorff Traders Venture

ULRICH, Chief Judge, Presiding Judge.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the owner/lessor of a pedestrian ramp in a commercial parking garage retained sufficient control over the property to incur a duty to maintain it in a reasonably safe condition. Because the rights retained by the owner/lessor in the lease agreement to protect and preserve the leased property were not related to the maintenance or repair of the garage or ramp, the owner/lessor did not have a duty to maintain the ramp in a reasonably safe condition. The summary judgment entered in favor of the owner/lessor is…