April 17, 2020 Slip, Trip, or Fall Chris Stolmeier

San Antonio Slip and Fall Lawyers

An apartment Slip and Fall is not something a person would expect, but it is a reality to many people. Apartment renter’s expect owners and landlords to keep the property in pristine condition, but San Antonio Slip and Fall lawyers, Stolmeier Law, can tell you for a fact that many apartment owners and landlords do not keep their property reasonably safe from dangerous hazards. And unfortunately, when an apartment Slip and Fall occurs, the tenant will feel embarrassed and responsible. Additionally, apartment owners and landlords will try to place the blame on the injured tenant. Your health should always be of the utmost importance to you. Never let an apartment owner or landlord take advantage of your situation. Contact Stolmeier Law immediately if you have suffered an apartment Slip and Fall.

Your Apartment Slip and Fall Rights

If an apartment owner, landlord, or employees were responsible for your Slip and Fall then you have the right to file a personal injury lawsuit. To win your Slip and Fall lawsuit you must prove four elements. The four elements are duty, breach, causation, and damages.

Duty

The first element that must be proven is the apartment owner, landlord, or employees owed you a duty of care. The most common duty owed is to tenants and visitors. Apartment tenants and visitors are considered invitees. An invitee is a person who is invited onto the property owner’s land as a member of the public or a person who enters the property owner’s land for the purpose of conducting business with the property owner.  An apartment owner, landlord, or employees owe an invitee a reasonable duty of care.

The next most common resort visitor is a licensee. A licensee is person who the property owner gives permission to enter onto the land, but does not give permission to the general public to enter the land. An example of a licensee is a plumber who is hired to fix a sink in an apartment. An apartment owner, landlord, or his employees must warn licensees of all known and latent (hidden) dangers.

Breach

Next you must prove the apartment owner, landlord, or employees breached their duty of care to you. Proving the element of breach is difficult and requires an experienced San Antonio Slip and Fall lawyer to prove. Many law firms will even refuse to accept Slip and Fall cases because of their difficulty. But Stolmeier Law knows how to gather this evidence to win your case. However, the best thing you can do for yourself is knowing these tips before ever suffering an apartment Slip and Fall. To prove a breach of duty occurred in an apartment Slip and Fall you must show:

• The apartment owner, landlord, or employees created the dangerous hazard that caused your Slip and Fall;
• The apartment owner, landlord, or employees knew about the dangerous hazard that caused your Slip and Fall; or
• The apartment owner, landlord, or employee should have known about the dangerous hazard that caused your Slip and Fall.

There is no definitive way to show an apartment owner, landlord, or employee should have known about the dangerous condition that caused your apartment Slip and Fall. But, you can show a dangerous hazard should have been known about by showing:

• The dangerous hazard was located in an area frequented by apartment tenants, visitors, employees, or owners. These areas can include:
  • Entrances and exits
  • Restrooms
  • Community areas
  • Gyms
  • Mail areas
  • Tenant accessible offices
  • Tenant accessible business offices

Causation

The next element that needs to be proven is the apartment owner’s, landlord’s, or employees’ breach of duty caused your injuries. This means their breach proximately caused your injuries.

Damages

Finally, you must prove the injuries you suffered caused damages.

Contact Stolmeier Law, San Antonio Slip and Fall Lawyers

We are San Antonio Slip and Fall lawyers. Stolmeier Law is dedicated to helping Slip and Fall victims in San Antonio and South Texas. Stolmeier Law has over 35 years of personal injury experience. We know the tricks apartment insurance companies will play, and we have the fight to resolve your case. Many big law firms are reluctant to take on Slip and Falls because they are difficult to prove, but Stolmeier Law knows how to win them. So if you or a loved one has been involved in a serious Slip and Fall, Call Stolmeier Law, San Antonio Slip and Fall lawyers.