Alvarado v. Lodge at the Bluffs, LLC

|tAs correctly noted by the majority, an innkeeper must conduct reasonable inspections of his premises. However, I disagree with the majority’s conclusion that mere presence for periodic cleaning of the subject condominium unit is sufficient to satisfy the duty to discover defects in the vanity stool. The evidence established that the staff simply cleaned the unit between visits. Under these factual circumstances, the majority’s conclusion is the equivalent of having paying guests rent the unit at their own risk. The duty of an innkeeper requires more.

The cases relied upon by the majority are…