Drawing a proverbial line in the sand, the New Jersey Supreme Court held Thursday that the broker’s duty of care that requires warning open-house visitors of safety hazards does not cover short-term rentals of properties.
The justices, in Reyes v Egner , affirmed dismissal of a beach-house guest’s suit charging the renting broker had a duty to warn of and repair unsafe conditions — like the lack of a deck railing that caused his slip and fall.
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