Premises Liability

Property someone else controls

People search unsafe stairs, bad lighting, a ceiling that fell, ice that was left, and attacks in a lot where they say security was missing. Negligent security is its own search after a robbery or assault on commercial property. A private home, an apartment complex, a store, and a city building are different defendants.

The address and who owns or manages it are the referral facts. Snow cases overlap with the hills and ridges searches on the slip-and-fall page.

What to send

The address, the date, and what was wrong with the property. A photo helps later. A two-year period is what people ask about for many private-property injury claims. City property can be sooner.

Nothing on this page is a prediction of what a case is worth, and it is not legal advice. A message asks the desk to review the facts and refer them.

What to send

Injuries on property someone else controls: bad stairs, poor lighting, ice that was left, or a broken railing.

The useful first facts are the place, the date, the court if there is one, and what happened. Records can wait until a lawyer asks for them.

How a referral works

A message asks the desk to read the facts and refer them to a lawyer who handles this work. It does not hire that lawyer, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship.

The lawyer who receives the introduction decides whether to take the matter and talks with you about deadlines and fees.

Related injury cases

• Personal Injury — Injuries caused by someone else
• Slip and Fall — Falls in stores, on sidewalks, and on property
• Dog Bites — Bites and animal attacks
• Wrongful Death — A death caused by someone else
• Brain Injury — Head injuries after a crash or a fall
• Spinal Cord Injury — Back and neck injuries
• Construction Accidents — Injuries on a job site
• Product Liability — A product that failed
• Sexual Assault — A referral for what happened