As we go through our daily routines, we often visit the property and establishments of others, whether they are restaurants, banks or shopping centers, and we depend on the owners of these establishments to keep them free from hazards.

Those of us who live in apartment buildings depend on the landlord or management company to maintain the building in a reasonably safe condition.

Sometimes injuries can occur as a result of unsafe conditions on the property, such as slippery floors, icy walkways, broken steps or unsafe elevators. Often, these injuries are completely preventable, given reasonable safety inspections. Many times we find that the property owner knew about the dangerous condition, or even created the dangerous condition, but failed to do anything about it.

Claims brought because of injuries that occur on property owned by another person are what the legal system considers premises liability claims.

If you’ve suffered a personal injury in your building, or on property owned by another person, in most cases prompt action is required to take photographs of the dangerous condition, meet legal deadlines and protect your rights.

Please contact us for a free consultation. We’re available at our New York and New Jersey offices to answer your questions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.