Slip and Fall
Premises Liability

A slip and fall can often lead to serious injury. Additionally, many Lehigh Acres consumers are injured in slip and fall accidents, trip and fall accidents, spa drain entrapment, and as crime victims at malls, hotels, and apartment complexes.

If you have been seriously injured, due to the negligence of a property owner or property manager in creating or failing to correct dangerous conditions on their property, then contact a slip and fall lawyer Lehigh Acres Florida families can trust to put their needs first, and to fight for you.

What is Premises Liability?

In the law, unsafe property conditions that lead to serious personal injury fall into the personal injury category of “premises liability.” In other words, premises liability means liability of the property owner or manager for dangerous and defective conditions of the “premises,” or property, itself.

Florida premises liability law generally holds property owners, and often property managers or tenants, legally responsible for accidents and injuries that occur on that property where there is negligence, or fault, can be proven.

The types of premises liability cases range from slip-and-fall, trip-and-fall, defective condition inside or outside the property, or inadequate security.

If you have been seriously injured due to a property defect or hazardous condition due to a property owner's negligence, then contact slip and fall attorney Lehigh Acres Florida families can trust to put their needs first, and to fight for you.

Liability for Dangerous Conditions of Property

Premises liability claims can arise in several instances:

Common Misunderstanding of Florida Premises Liability Law
Lehigh Acres Slip and Fall

Many consumers incorrectly believe that a property owner or property manager is liable for any injury which occurs on the property. Not so.

Generally, the injured consumer must prove, by the legal stand of more likely than not, that the property owner or property manager was negligent by showing (1) the premises was defective and dangerous, and (2) the owner or manager knew, or should have known upon reasonable inspection, of the dangerous property condition.

If you have been seriously injured due to a property defect or hazardous condition due to a property owner's negligence, then contact premises liability lawyer Lehigh Acres Florida injured persons can trust to put their needs first, and to fight for you.

Special Rules Apply to Children

In many premises liability cases, children qualify for special exceptions to rules applicable to adults. The obligations of a property owner or property manager to warn is different with respect to children trespassers (children not authorized to be on property).

If the dangerous property condition creates an “attractive nuisance,” or tacitly invites children to explore, then child injury resulting from the dangerous condition may create liability for the property owner or property manager.

In order to find liability, the owner needs to act to protect against dangerous conditions that are attractive by their nature to children. Examples include construction sites, swimming pools, disrepaired playground equipment.

The bottom line is often that the property owner or manager must have failed to act reasonably to protect children, even if the children are not supposed to be on the property.

If your child has been seriously injured due to a property owner's negligence, then contact a premises liability lawyer Lehigh Acres Florida injured persons can trust to put their needs first, and to fight for you.

Crime Victims
Property Owner Liability for Negligent Security

In Florida, commercial property owners, including retail stores, hotels, malls, shopping centers, office parks, apartment complexes, have an obligation to keep their premises safe for customers and guests. There has been a disturbing trend of customers and guests being targeted and becoming victims of violent crimes at public retail stores, hotels, malls, shopping centers, office parks, apartment complexes, including assault and battery, robbery, kidnapping, and sexual assault.

When a customer or guest becomes a victim of crime on business property open to the public, then whether the business owner provided adequate security for the customer or guest may give rise to property liability for negligent security:

• Is the parking patrolled by security? Were these security personnel performing their duties? 
• Are the premises monitored by security or surveillance cameras? 
• Were they properly and timely monitored? 
• Did the property owner or manager know about incidents of criminal activity? 
• Did the property owner or manager take steps to prevent incidents of criminal activity occurring at the property? 
• Did the hotel, motel, or apartment complex inform or warn guests or tenants of ongoing criminal activity? 
• Was there adequate lighting for the walkways, staircases, parking lot?

If you were the victim of a criminal attack at a commercial premises (i.e. shopping center, mall, plaza, hotel, etc.) and were seriously injured due to negligent security, then contact a negligent security lawyer Lehigh Acres Florida injured persons can trust to put their needs first, and to fight for you.

Lehigh Acres Slip and Fall
Lehigh Acres Premises Liability

If you have suffered personal injury, or your loved one or child has suffered personal injury, as the result of a defective property condition, including slip and fall, trip and fall, uneven surfaces, swimming pool accident, or negligent security, the contact us for a free consultation. There is no obligation.

We provide an honest assessment based on your case facts. If we agree to represent you, then rest assured your case will be handled by an experienced personal injury lawyer from beginning to end.

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