Premise Liability

If you have received injury as a result of the negligence of a landlord or a building, then you need a New York personal injury lawyer to pursue your rights

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  Landlord liability is something to be taken seriously considering that landlords and other property owners are the ones responsible for providing safe apartments, office buildings and stores. When an injury occurs because of the failure to properly maintain an apartment, to make necessary repairs or simply by creating a hazard or a danger that causes slip and fall injuries -- then you need to consult with an experienced premise liability lawyer.

Put our experience with Landlord and Tenant Law to work for you!

In reviewing the facts of any accident in a building or home, we look at building codes and city or town ordinances to determine whether the property owner complied with the landlord and tenant laws. We will send experienced investigators to the scene who will personally assess the unsafe condition, take photographs and measurements and preserve valuable evidence. This information will be reported back to us so that we can prove that your injury did not just happen but was caused by someone else's negligent conduct.

Landlords must maintain buildings in a safe manner - it's the law!

Tenants in apartment buildings have a right to expect that laws dictating landlord liability have been complied with and that their landlords have maintained both the inside and outside of the building in a safe manner.

At De Caro & Kaplen, LLP, we understand the intricacies of landlord and tenant law in New York. Needed repairs and proper maintenance steps must always be made to the apartment, the hallways, elevators, steps, sidewalks, doors, windows. Plus, landings must also be free from dangerous defects.

Tripping Hazards Often Cause Slip and Fall Injuries

Many slip and fall injuries that occur in apartments, office buildings and stores are often caused by dangerous conditions not cleaned up by the property owner. This is why landlord and tenant laws call for responsibility on the part of the proprietor.

Landlord Failure to Make Repairs

Routine repairs that are not made by landlords and store owners have caused injury and even death to our clients over the years. We have successfully represented persons who received brain injury when ceilings have fallen because leaks were allowed to continue unchecked; where electrical connections induced fire or created electrocution hazards and when complaints by tenants went unheeded.

Receiving Compensation for Injuries to Children

Injuries to innocent children are among the most tragic kind. As premise liability lawyers, we have been called upon to represent families when young kids have sustained injuries by no fault of their own. There have been cases where necessary window guards to protect children were not in place, causing them to fall several stories to the ground and acquire brain damage and other serious injury.

In another instance, when lead paint was not properly removed in violation of city laws causing brain damage to children, we have successfully rendered legal assistance. Also we have successfully obtained compensation for victims when boilers were not properly maintained so that water temperatures were allowed to rise to dangerous levels causing scalding and burn injuries to children.

Elevator Accidents and Darkened Stairwell Injuries

We have successfully been able to prove that the cause of the elevator accident was the failure to make necessary repairs when an elevator mislevels, or when its door does not properly close. We have reviewed the maintenance records of the elevator, as well as the service reports of the elevator maintenance company. At times, our experts have carefully inspected the elevator itself and determined the cause of the accident.

We have successfully represented the president of one tenant's association who received an injury in a darkened stairwell because her landlord failed to pay the electric bill. As a result, the power company turned off the electricity to the entire apartment building. This violation of landlord and tenant law resulted in both a jury verdict for personal injury as well as punitive damages against the landlord.

Some cases in which Michael Kaplen and Shana De Caro have had success representing personal injury victims due to the negligent acts of landlords and improper maintenance of buildings or stores are as follows:

• Hazardous stoves and sinks
• The neglect of a landlord in making a repair after complaints were made
• Falling ceilings or falling tiles
• Failure to remove lead paint
• Not having adequate locks
• Neglecting to fix doors and windows as well as installing proper guards
• Lacking the installation of handrails
• Rejecting the necessity of repairing intercoms
• Forgetting to perform proper inspections
• Failure to clean debris from the floor
• Not fixing broken steps
• Refusing to repair leaks
• Failing to remove snow and ice
• Dismissing the need of cleaning up spills and puddles
• Failing to post security guards
• Failing to keep proper lighting
• Maintaining water temperature which is too high
• Blocking aisles and passageways
• Creating traps and holes to fall into or trip over
• Stacking merchandise to high causing it to fall
• Ripped or torn carpeting
• Dangerous walkways and hallways

No Fee--Unless We Are Successful

Legal fees to our law firm are only paid if we are successful at the conclusion of your case. This is called the contingency fee arrangement and allows you to obtain the must qualified legal representation without paying any upfront legal fees. If you or someone you know has been a victim of such conduct, the New York premise liability lawyers at De Caro & Kaplen, LLP can provide you with proper legal representation.

We will also provide you with a free, no obligation consultation. Contact our landlord liability lawyers today for a free consultation toll free at 1 866 BRAIN LAW.