Schwed, Adams & McGinley provide experienced legal support in Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi for individuals injured by unsafe property conditions—from slip-and-fall incidents to negligent security and more.
Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Mississippi The Definition of Premises Liability
Premises liability is a legal claim against the owner or operator of a property for their actions or inactions in protecting entrants upon that property from harm. The nature of the duty that the property owner owes to entrants upon the land depends on whether the owner or operator is a business or a private landowner or tenant. Generally under the laws of every state property owners are required to keep their property in reasonably safe condition for guests or visitors and to take steps to remedy any dangerous conditions. In order to prove a premises liability claim, a victim must prove three elements. First, the victim must prove that the owner of the property on which the victim was injured owed a duty to the victim to protect the victim from harm. Second, the victim must show the property owner or operator did not maintain the property in a reasonably safe condition or failed to protect the victim from harm. Finally, the victim must demonstrate that he or she was injured because the business or property owner did not utilize reasonable care in maintaining his or her property in a reasonably safe condition.
