What is an invitee?
Under common law principles, an invitee is a person who enters property in response to the property owner or occupier’s express or implied invitation. Invitees can be broken down into two categories. The first group is people who enter as members of the public for a purpose for which the property, such as a museum, church or airport, is open to the public. The second category is people who enter a property for purposes connected with the property owner or occupier’s business, such as customers, delivery people and employees.
Florida has defined an invitee as someone who is either a public invitee or a business visitor. A public invitee is a person who is invited to enter or remain on land as a member of the public for a purpose for which the land is held open to the public. A business visitor is a person who is invited to enter or remain on land for a purpose directly or indirectly connected with business dealings with the possessor of land.
