Property owners, tenants, and occupants can be held liable for injuries sustained on their properties. But this does not mean that these parties will always be held liable for the accidents that occur on their properties. To prove fault, the victim must show that their injuries were caused as a result of the negligence of the property owner, tenant, or occupant in control of the property.
A property owner, tenant, or occupant in control of the property was negligent if:
- They created the dangerous condition that caused you harm, or
- They knew that the dangerous condition that caused you harm existed, but failed to fix it or warn visitors of it.
- They should have known about the dangerous condition that caused you harm because a reasonable person in control of the property would have known about it.
To prove this, your attorney will need to conduct an investigation into the accident. During this investigation, your attorney may interview witnesses, review inspection reports, obtain surveillance footage, work with accident reconstruction experts, and analyze evidence from the scene of the accident. If you can find evidence to prove that the owner, tenant, or occupant created, knew about, or should have known about the dangerous condition, you can hold them liable for your injuries.