RONALD B. CHRISTIE vs ELDORADO ESTATES, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND CASSANDRA DAWN BLACK, INDIVIDUALLY

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED RONALD B. CHRISTIE, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D20-2010 ELDORADO ESTATES, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND CASSANDRA DAWN BLACK, INDIVIDUALLY, Appellees. ________________________________/ Opinion filed September 13, 2021 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Randell H. Rowe, III, Judge. 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. 2

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