2811 A landlord has no duty to protect third parties against attack by dogs kept by residential tenants unless the landlord has actual notice that the dogs are vicious and has the ability to oust them.
MARTINEZ v BANK OF AMERICA (Dog Attack) 82 CA4 883 [See: Rowland v Christian 69 C2 108; Donchin v Guerrero 34 CA4 1832, T/AT 6/95; Uccello v Laudenslayer 44 CA3 504; Portillo v Aiassa 27 CA4 1128, T/AT 9/94; Ann M v Pacific Plaza 6 C4 666, T/AT 2/94]
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