22.5.4 Landlord|Tenant.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

22.5.4 Landlord/Tenant. It used to be the law in Arizona that a landlord was not liable for injuries occurring on the leased premises once a tenant took possession, but that is no longer the law.²² Now, whether a landlord may be liable for injuries sustained on leased premises depends upon whether the landlord reserved or maintained control over the condition or area in question.²³ A common example of such reserved control is a common area of an apartment complex.²⁴ Also, at least one Arizona case has held that a...