New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division November 5, 2012 (Kandrac v. Marrazzo's Market)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

ESPINOSA, J.A.D.

This appeal from an order granting summary judgment concerns whether a commercial tenant in a multi-tenant shopping center owes a duty to its patrons to maintain an area of the parking lot that the landlord is contractually obligated to maintain. We hold that, as a general rule, the commercial tenant does not have such a duty and affirm.