Opinion
Case No. 5D20-2010
09-13-2021
Ronald B. CHRISTIE, Appellant, v. ELDORADO ESTATES, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, and Cassandra Dawn Black, Individually, Appellees.
Robert M. Brush and Timothy O. Coyle, of Brush & Coyle, P.A., Lakeland, for Appellant. Derek J. Angell, Joseph D. Tessitore, and Nicholas J. Mari, of Bell & Roper, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee, Eldorado Estates, LLC. No Appearance for Other Appellee.
Robert M. Brush and Timothy O. Coyle, of Brush & Coyle, P.A., Lakeland, for Appellant.
Derek J. Angell, Joseph D. Tessitore, and Nicholas J. Mari, of Bell & Roper, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee, Eldorado Estates, LLC.
No Appearance for Other Appellee.
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Olave v. Howard , 547 So. 2d 349, 350 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989) ("It is well established that unless a landlord has actual knowledge of the vicious nature of a tenant's dog, or such knowledge can be imputed to the landlord ..., there is no liability to third persons for injuries caused by the tenant's dog." (quoting Bessent v. Matthews , 543 So. 2d 438, 439 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989) )); Mayo v. Publix Super Mkts., Inc. , 686 So. 2d 801, 802 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997) (reiterating "that a party's internal rule does not itself fix the legal standard of care in a negligence action").
LAMBERT, C.J., COHEN and SASSO, JJ., concur.