Keep me logged in until I sign out. An owner of property does have a duty to protect members of the public from injury which may occur on the property. However, the nature and extent of that duty will vary depending on the jurisdiction in question.
Some states focus solely on the status of the injured visitor to the property.
An invitee is someone who has been, as the term implies, invited onto the land. An owner of property must exercise reasonable care for the safety of invitees. A licensee is someone who enters the land for his own purpose, and is present with the consent, but not at the invitation, of the owner. Finally, a trespasser is an individual who enters the property without the knowledge or consent of the owner and who remains there without any right or permission. In states that focus solely on the status of the visitor, the owner of property is not required to exercise reasonable care for the safety and benefit of either a licensee or a trespasser.