New Haverford Partnership v. Stroot

BERGER, Justice.

In this appeal we consider whether a landlord may be held liable for injuries suffered by its tenants because of the unsanitary condition of its apartments. Landlord 1 argues that it owes no common law duty to maintain the apartments and, under the Landlord Tenant Code 2 , a tenant may not recover damages for personal injuries without establishing negligence per se. Landlord also raises numerous objections to the trial court’s rulings on the admissibility of expert testimony and other evidentiary matters. Finally, Landlord argues that the jury verdict was excessive and that…