Legal Definitions - bare licensee

A bare licensee is someone who has been given permission to enter or use someone else's property, but only for their own purposes and not for the benefit of the property owner. The property owner has a duty to warn the bare licensee of any dangerous conditions on the property that they are aware of but the bare licensee is not.

For example, if someone takes a shortcut across someone else's land without permission, they are considered a bare licensee. The property owner may tolerate their presence, but they do not necessarily approve of it.

Another example of a bare licensee is a social guest. They have been invited onto someone's property for their own benefit, such as to attend a party, but they are not there to benefit the property owner.

Overall, a bare licensee is someone who has limited rights to use someone else's property and is not there to benefit the property owner.