Under Florida law, property owners are responsible for the safety and upkeep of their property. An accident that happens on someone else’s property, usually a building, parking lot, or house, falls under the broad category of “Premises Liability.”

Injuries can occur under on other people’s property by:

• slipping and falling on a slippery surface
  
  
• falling through a chair
  
  
• falling into a hole in a floor
  
  
• falling into t pothole
  
  
• in an elevator or escalator

Because of a lack of security on the property.

Injuries from an accident that happens on someone else’s property can be more devastating than an automobile accident, especially for elderly people, whose bodies are more fragile. Those injuries can include pulled muscles, broken bones, and even brain injury.

In fact, 1700 people were killed in Florida in 2007 as a result of a fall.

If you have been injured on someone else’s property, Florida law may allow you to receive compensation for your injuries.

Many property owners will defend their slip and fall cases by blaming the victim, or by alleging that the injuries were either not serious or were unrelated to the accident.

That is why it is important to contact both your doctor and an experienced slip and fall attorney as soon as possible after the accident, so that all of the facts are out in the open as soon as possible after the accident. You should also take photos of the scene as soon as possible after the accident, so that the property owner does not have a chance to fix the damaged part of the property.

You should keep very accurate records of your doctor visits, medical expenses, and lost time from work, as well as a log of how the injury is affecting your day- to- day life. Your spouse, as well, may have recoverable damages for the loss of your services.

If you or someone you know has been injured as a result of a property owner’s negligence, contact us today.