Liability for criminal acts

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  1. (a) A criminal act committed on real property by a third party is not foreseeable in any circumstance by a person having an interest in the real property, including without limitation:

    1. (1) An owner;

    2. (2) A landlord;

    3. (3) A tenant; or

    4. (4) A lienholder.

  2. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person having an interest in real property shall not be liable to a licensee, invitee, trespasser, employee, agent, or any other person for the unforeseeable criminal acts of a third party committed on his or her real property.

  3. (c) This section does not:

    1. (1) Establish or repeal the doctrine of infra hospitium, which means in the care or custody of the innkeeper, or change the liability of an innkeeper or the operator of a public lodging; and

    2. (2) Expand or reduce the obligation or liabilities of an employer or principal for criminal acts committed under the doctrine of respondeat superior, which makes the principal liable to a third party for any loss caused by the principal's agent.


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