A person who has express or implied permission to be on premises to do business is best described as which invitee?

• A. Business invitee
• B. Public invitee
• C. Implied license
• D. Consent

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is how invitee status affects the duties a property owner owes. A person who is on the premises with permission specifically to conduct business is classified as a business invitee. This status matters because it carries the highest duty of care for the owner: keep the premises reasonably safe, inspect for hazards, and fix or warn about hazards that the owner knows about or should know about. The reason this is the best answer is that the permission is tied to a business purpose, which defines them as a business invitee.

The other terms don’t fit as well. A public invitee is someone on property for a public purpose, not specifically for business once the entry is granted. An implied license describes permission to be on the property inferred from actions, but it doesn’t by itself label the entrant as a business invitee. Consent is a general permission concept and doesn’t specify the invitee category used in premises liability.