Both homeowners and commercial property owners are required to maintain safe conditions for their guests, customers, employees, etc. Some common examples of premises liability claims include:

• Wet floor hazards without a warning sign.
• Broken or poorly-lit staircases.
• Sidewalks with slippery ice patches.
• Parking lots with large cracks in the pavement.
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It can be difficult to determine who was at fault after a slip/trip and fall accident. You have to prove that the property owner had knowledge of (or reasonably should have had knowledge of) the hazard and failed to take action. Defendants in these cases will often try to prove that the victim wasn’t paying attention or didn’t practice reasonable caution themselves.

It can be difficult to determine who was at fault after a slip/trip and fall accident. You have to prove that the property owner had knowledge of (or reasonably should have had knowledge of) the hazard and failed to take action. Defendants in these cases will often try to prove that the victim wasn’t paying attention or didn’t practice reasonable caution themselves.