Mirelis Castilla (Of Counsel-Miami) secured summary judgment and a complete dismissal in Leon County Circuit Court, Tallahassee, Florida, for a residential property owner client. The plaintiff, a tenant at our client’s property, claimed she was attacked due to negligent security on the premises – specifically, inadequate locks and a defective window – and sought to hold the client liable under premises liability theories, including alleged violations of the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Mirelis moved for summary judgment on several key grounds, demonstrating that the client, as an out-of-possession owner, had fully delegated day-to-day management and maintenance responsibilities to a professional property management company and therefore owed no duty under Florida law because it retained no control and had no notice of any alleged dangerous conditions. She also relied on an exculpatory provision in the lease, previously deemed clear and unambiguous by the court in granting summary judgment to the codefendant property manager, arguing that it applied equally to our client, as owner and landlord. The court agreed, finding the lease’s exculpatory provision enforceable as to the client and concluding that the lack of actual or constructive notice, coupled with the client’s complete delegation of operational responsibilities, warranted summary judgment. The court held that the plaintiff failed to present specific facts creating a genuine dispute as to any essential element of her claims. The decision reaffirms that out-of-possession landlords who properly delegate management duties and include enforceable exculpatory provisions in their leases can effectively limit exposure to premises liability claims.