VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 24.030
Landlord’s Duty to Remove Snow and Ice After Storm
A landlord has a duty to a tenant to use ordinary care to remove ice or snow from [outdoor
entrance walks; steps; porches; stoops; parking lots] under the landlord’s control within a reasonable
time after the [snow; freezing rain] stops falling.
If a landlord fails to perform this duty, then the landlord is negligent.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
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