Hill v. Superior Property Management Services, Inc.

Justice LEE,

opinion of the court:

{1 A condominium resident was injured when she tripped on a group of tree root offshoots concealed within the grassy common area of her complex. She sued the complex's contract property management company, which was tasked with performing some maintenance activities in that area. She claimed that the company had been negligent in dealing with the tree offshoots, asserting that it had breached duties it owed her under its maintenance contract, arising from its status as a possessor of land, and based on its voluntary undertaking of root maintenance.

T2 The…