ges MINIMIZE THE RISK AND LURKING DANGER IN YOUR COMMUNITY BY PATRICIA BRAWLEY, CMCA, AMS, PCAM In a recent visit to a self-managed community, I noticed that the association's landscaping vendor had left hedge clippers on the sidewalk in front of one of the buildings. They were still plugged into the building's electrical outlet. There was no landscaping crew member in the vicinity. The alarm bells began to sound as my property manager brain identified this scenario as a serious risk for an injury, insurance claim, and lawsuit if a child decided to "play" with the tool. Since the live hedge clippers could be viewed as enticing to the child, both the landscaping vendor and the community could be held liable if the child was hurt. The abandoned hedge clippers would be determined to be "an attractive nuisance" and litigation would likely ensue. June 2018 35