Person who enters a premises for the financial benefit of the owner or occupant.

• A. Invitee
• B. Nuisance
• C. Express license
• D. Licensee

Answer: (A)

Classification of entrants on premises affects the duty of care in premises liability. The main idea tested is how the law categorizes people who come onto property and what level of care the owner must provide. A person who enters for the financial benefit of the owner or occupant is an invitee. This status requires the highest duty of care: the owner must keep the premises reasonably safe, which includes inspecting for hazards, fixing or warning about dangerous conditions, and removing hazards that could cause harm. Examples include customers in a store or someone entering to conduct business.

This differs from other categories. A licensee is someone who enters with permission but not for the owner’s financial benefit, such as a social guest, and the owner’s duty is mainly to warn about known hazards that are not obvious. An express license is simply a written permission to enter and doesn’t define the entrant’s status itself. Nuisance is not a category of entrant; it refers to a type of harmful interference. Therefore, the person entering for the owner’s financial benefit fits the description of an invitee.