Which threat to hotel guests' safety and security would likely be considered foreseeable by a court assessing reasonable care on the part of the hotel's management?
A) A slippery floor caused when a guest spills a plate of food from a self-service buffet line.
B) A broken water pipe that floods a guest room and damages a guest's belongings.
C) A broken concrete step in the hotel's entry way that causes a guest to stumble and fall.
D) Damage to a guest's vehicle occurring in a parking lot and caused by another guest.

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A broken concrete step in the hotel's entryway is a condition that hotel management can and should identify and repair as part of regular maintenance and inspection routines. This makes it a foreseeable risk that the hotel has a duty to address to prevent harm to guests.

Which Threat to Hotel Guests' Safety and Security Would Likely