Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida

There are, customarily, provisions in leases that indemnify landlords from claims by third persons, injured upon the landlord's property, who are guests of the tenant. There can also be provisions limiting or eliminating the landlord's liability to a tenant. The enforceability of these provisions depend in great part on where and how the injury occurs. If it happens in a common area under the landlord's control and the landlord was somehow negligent, courts are reluctant to enforce such provisions. However, it is better to include such provisions, as a landlord, because it might be upheld and it discourages lawsuits.