Those responsible for the property may be
liable under premises liability laws when these and other hazards exist on property.
Not exact matches
The owner of such
premises may be found
liable for injuries sustained by a child as a result of such exposure
under the law of
premises liability.
Property owners may be held
liable for injuries that occur on a property owner's
premises under the law of
premises liability.
Under the attractive nuisance doctrine, property owners can sometimes be held
liable for a child trespasser's injuries in a
premises liability lawsuit.
If a pregnant woman is injured on someone's
premises and the injury is found to have been a cause of the death of the fetus she was carrying, the owner, operator, or manager of the
premises may be held
liable under the law of
premises liability for the death of the fetus.
«The difficulty faced by the [claimant]... is that if [the
premise relied on] generates liability
under s 2 (2) in this case, there will be few if any, cases of damage done by a domesticated animal which do not render the keeper
liable — the very reverse of the situation which the 1971 Act was designed to bring about».
Compounding the risk for landlords
under s. 57 is that if, within one year after the tenant vacates the rental unit, the designated person fails to occupy the rental unit within a reasonable period of time and the landlord lists the rental unit for rent; or enters into a tenancy agreement with another person; or advertises the rental unit or the building that contains the rental unit for sale; or demolishes the rental unit or the building containing the rental unit; or «takes any step to convert the rental unit or the building containing the rental unit» to a use other than residential
premises; then, the landlord is «presumed, unless the contrary is proven on a balance of probabilities,» to have acted in bad faith in giving the notice and is therefore
liable to the penalties provided for in s. 57 (3).
In such cases, property owners and landlords may be
liable in a suit against them or a claim for damages, as they have a legal responsibility
under premises liability law to provide a reasonably safe environment for their tenants.
The owners and operators of such
premises may be found
liable for such injuries
under the law of
premises liability.
This is significant because then you can become
liable for injuries to kids and adults on your property
under the legal theory of
premises liability.
If the visitor is injured, then the visitor can make a claim for damages because that business operation is
liable for the
premises under its control.
Under Florida's
Premises liability law, hotels can be held
liable for injuries suffered by a hotel guest who has been bitten by a bed bug.
A slip and fall accident claim comes
under the category of
premises liability law where landlords may be held
liable for injuries occurred on their property.
If the perpetrator who is excluded from the residential
premises is still a tenant, is the perpetrator
liable to pay the rent and perform other obligations
under the residential tenancy agreement?
These are both situations where a property owner or manager may be
liable for a resulting injury, as they have a responsibility to provide safe access to their space
under premises liability law.
Under Texas statute an adult can be held
liable for an accident caused by a minor if the adult was not the minor's legal guardian, parent, or spouse and the adult knowingly provided or served the minor alcohol that contributed to the minor's intoxication, or allowed the minor to be served or provided alcohol that contributed to the minor's intoxication on the
premise owned or leased by the adult.
In order to be
liable under the theory of
Premises Liability, the owner of land (or occupier, as the case may be) must have notice of the dangerous condition.
Fire damage to rented
premises for which you are legally
liable under common law (not because of a contract) is covered
under Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability.
The highest court in Maryland has considered whether a leasing representative could be
liable under the state's lead paint laws for a tenant's alleged exposure to lead paint while living on the leased
premises.