Owners profit from property. They answer for it too.
California requires those who own or control property to maintain it with reasonable care. That covers landlords, businesses, HOAs, and management companies. When they cut corners on maintenance, lighting, or security and someone gets hurt, that's not an accident. It's a case.
Cases we handle
- Negligent security: assaults enabled by broken locks, gates, and lighting
- Apartment habitability failures: fires, carbon monoxide, collapses
- Falling merchandise and unsafe store displays
- Swimming pool and amusement injuries
- Elevator and escalator failures
The insurance reality
Commercial property policies are large, and their insurers defend hard. Notice, inspection records, and prior incidents win these cases. We know how to get them, and how to make a jury see a pattern instead of an accident.
Questions we hear
I was hurt at my apartment building. Can I sue my landlord?
If a dangerous condition the landlord should have fixed caused your injury, yes. Renting from them does not waive your safety rights.
What is negligent security?
When a property owner knows an area has crime risk and fails to take reasonable measures like locks, lighting, or patrols, they can be liable for assaults that follow.
The incident happened at a friend's place. I don't want to hurt them.
Your claim targets their insurance, which exists exactly for this. Most homeowner policies cover it and your friend is not paying out of pocket.