Sarah B. Kline v. 1500 Massachusetts Avenue Apartment Corporation

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

The appellee apartment corporation states that there is “only one issue presented for review * * * whether a duty should be placed on a landlord to take steps to protect tenants from foreseeable criminal acts committed by third parties”. The District Court as a matter of law held that there is no such duty. We find that there is, and that in the circumstances here the applicable standard of care was breached. We therefore reverse and remand to the District Court for the determination of damages for the appellant.

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The appellant, Sarah B. Kline, sustained serious injuries…