1Landlord's duty of care by virtue of obligation to repair premises demised
1
Subsections (2) and (3) apply where—
a
premises are let under a tenancy to which this Act applies; and
b
the tenancy puts on the landlord an obligation to the tenant for the maintenance or repair of the premises.
2
The landlord owes to all persons who might reasonably be affected by defects in the state of the premises a duty to take such care as is reasonable in all the circumstances to see that they are reasonably safe from personal injury or from damage to their property caused by a relevant defect.
3
That duty is owed if—
a
the landlord knows of the relevant defect (whether as a result of being notified by the tenant or otherwise); or
b
he ought in all the circumstances to have known of that defect.
4
The duty imposed by this section is in addition to any duty a person may owe apart from this section.