If injured on landlords property, a tenant may have legal recourse to file a viable premises liability suit against for damages sustained. Ultimately, cases filed against a landlord by a tenant for personal injuries revolve around several critical factors, including:
- The nature of incident or accident causing injuries is the most critical factor. Landlords are legally obligated to provide a property free from inherent defects or preventable hazards at the time of move-in. Moving forward, if hazardous conditions or unsafe situations arise and are known by landlords, the landlord may be legally obligated to intervene and correct the hazard. Failure to do so creates liability for the landlord.
- Comparative and contributory negligence often plays a role in claims made against landlords for personal injuries. Did the actions of the tenant contribute, exacerbate, or entirely cause his or her own personal injuries?
In reality, the only reliable method of determining whether your landlord is liable for personal injuries sustained by a tenant is through consulting with a personal injury lawyer in your state directly about the specific events and actions leading up to the accident causing your injuries. With this information, a personal injury lawyer can make a confident legal determination, based on all applicable state laws concerning landlord duties and other grounds of liability, to determine whether you can actually hold your landlord liable for personal injuries. For more information and insight about your specific case, it will be important to consult with a personal injury lawyer as soon as feasibly possible following any accident or injuries sustained on your landlord’s property.
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