The least protected class of visitor is a trespasser. This is any person who enters private property without the owner’s permission or one who remains on the land after an invitation expires. Landowners must only refrain from intentionally or wantonly injuring a trespasser.
A medium level of protection is given to licensees. These are people who enter private property with the owner’s permission for a non-business purpose. A visitor at a house party is a licensee. Landowners must warn these visitors of the known hazards on the property but are not legally required to regularly inspect the land for defects.
The most protection is provided to people who visit land for a business purpose. This includes shoppers in a mall or patrons at a movie theatre.