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    May 20, 2012, 11:24 PM
    Hurt tenant
    My house has a straight stair with 14 steps. If my tenant falls down from stair and gets hurt, do I have any responsibility ?

    Thank you.

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    May 21, 2012, 05:07 AM
    Possibly. If your conduct in the design, construction, maintenance, or repair of the stair caused the fall you could be responsible. But the mere fact that it is a "straight stair" wouldn't ipso facto make you negligent (unless possibly it was not constructed to code).
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    May 21, 2012, 05:13 AM
    Your responsible stems from negligence. If there was something on the stair that shouldn't have been there or some maintenance that wasn't performed on a timely basis. Then you could be liable.

    If you think the tenant will file a claim report it to your insurance.

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