Davis v. Campbell

This is an action for damages for violation of the habitability requirements of the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (RLTA). The principal issue is whether a violation of the RLTA is conditioned on evidence that the landlord knew or, in the exercise of reasonable care, should have known that the condition of the premises rented to the tenant did not comply with the statutory habitability standards. The trial court held that actual or constructive knowledge is required and, concluding that the record contained no evidence on that element, entered summary judgment for the defendant landlord.…