Fort Lauderdale Rental Apartment Fall or Injury Lawyer

Accidents on rental properties present complicated legal issues, especially regarding liability for the accident. Any fall or other accident can lead to significant injuries, and victims should fully understand their legal rights. Call Spencer Morgan Law to discuss your accident and whether you can hold the landlord or someone else liable for your pain and financial losses. A Fort Lauderdale rental apartment fall or injury lawyer can provide individualized advice in a free consultation.

Accidents Are Common in Apartment Buildings

Accidents happen on rental property in much the same way they do anywhere else. Usually, some defect or hazard causes injury to a person. We have helped people struggling with:

• Brain and head injuries after a slip and fall or a tumble down a staircase;
• Electrocution injuries after being electrocuted in a rental apartment;
• Injuries from animal attacks when a pet gets loose and bites someone;
• Broken bones and other injuries when a ceiling or wall falls in;
• Contusions when items fall off a closet and strike you.

Our firm can represent either tenants who live in the apartment building or visitors. Both are entitled to compensation in certain situations and should reach out to connect with a lawyer.

Who is Responsible for the Accident?

There are two possible defendants: the landlord/property owner or the renter. We need to know more about where you fell or were hurt.

For example, you might have fallen in a common area, which is usually the responsibility of the property owner/landlord. Any fall in a parking lot, courtyard, backyard, or stairway is usually the owner’s fault if they failed to correct a defect or warn visitors so they can protect themselves.

However, if you fell inside a rental unit, then the renter could be liable for the accident. They have a duty to their visitors to maintain the premises under their control in a reasonably safe manner. For example, the renter might refuse to fix a loose floorboard, which you then trip over. You might make a claim on their renter’s insurance or file a lawsuit against them.

A consideration is whether the defendant has financial resources to pay a settlement. A renter might have renter’s insurance—or possibly not. A landlord should have a liability policy to cover accidents, so adding them as a defendant is useful.

Compensation should cover the cost of medical bills and replace any lost income. Our clients often can request damages for pain and suffering, as well as loss of enjoyment of life. The more dramatic and serious the injury, the more compensation injured victims can usually receive. But hiring an experienced personal injury lawyer is essential for making the strongest legal claim possible.

Call Spencer Morgan Law Today

We have provided legal services to the community for about 25 years. Contact us to speak with a Fort Lauderdale rental apartment fall or injury lawyer today in a no-cost consultation. We have hundreds of satisfied clients and more than $100 million in total damages collected for injured accident victims in Florida.