Toshi hires lily, an architect, to design an addition on his house. lily designs the addition just as toshi requested. as she prepares the final drawings for construction, she notices that the proposed addition may not meet local requirements for land use. she says nothing, reasoning that toshi "isn’t paying for legal advice." the local building inspector finds that toshi is in violation, and there are possible penalties that may be imposed on toshi. could lily be liable for failing to speak?

yes, it was negligent of Lily to not say anything and she can be liable.

Explanation:

According to my research on different liability factors, I can say that based on the information provided within the question yes, it was negligent of Lily to not say anything and she can be liable. As a licensed Architect who was hired, she has the moral and legal obligation to speak up if their is information regarding the job that may affect the other party and they do not know about it.

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