If you have been injured on your landlord’s property, you can file a personal injury claim against the landlord. An experienced personal injury lawyer can assist you get compensation for your injuries.
A landlord has an obligation to keep all common areas safe. The common areas must be reasonably safe for their intended use. Any area that is used by more than one tenant is considered a common area and includes hallways, staircase, sidewalks, parking lots, lobby, etc. The law on landlord liability is simple. Since the landlord has control over the common areas, he or she will be liable for any injuries a tenant might suffer there. The landlord will also be liable for injuries suffered by the tenant’s visitors. If the building is in a dangerous condition, the landlord must repair the building. If any tenant or the visitor of a tenant is injured while on the property, the landlord will be held liable.
In some states the landlord will also be liable for criminal attacks on the tenants and their guests. In landlord is expected to take reasonable steps to protect the tenants and their visitors from foreseeable criminal attacks by third parties.
The landlord will be liable if the landlord knew of a dangerous condition on the property or would have known if he had exercised reasonable care and if he had sufficient time fix the condition. To succeed in a personal injury claim against your landlord, you must prove that your landlord had actual or constructive notice of the dangerous condition.
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