PREMESIS LIABILITY LAW

Property and landowner always have a certain set of responsibilities that he/she has to

acknowledge to ensure safety so that when people or guests come into the premises, they

won’t get injured. This set of responsibilities is often denoted by the term “premises

liability”. Premises liability has the right to hold property and landowners responsible for any

kind of liable injuries or accidents that can happen in their property. Accidents that could

occur from the owner’s negligence can range from a simple slip and fall on the sidewalk or

pavement to an injury sustained from huge amusement rides. The duty of care that the

property owner owes to the guest or the person who enters his property is to make sure that

he/she is safe within the premises of his property. The injury or the harm that the guest

suffers on the premise will lead to the property owner being held responsible. To prove his

case to the jury, one must be able to first prove that the defendant was the person in charge or

in simple terms, owned the property or leased it. The next step is to usually prove that the

property owner was negligent towards his duties to maintain the safety on his or her property.

You must also be able to prove that your injury was caused due to the negligence of the

owner.

The extent to which the case will be challenging depends on several factors. One of the main

factors is to determine if you were a licensee, invited guest or a trespasser. In case you are an

invitee, the property owner has the responsibility of ensuring safety on the premises. In case

the injured was a licensee, the property owner must warn them of the potential dangers he/she

might be unaware of. Finally, in the case of trespassers, the defendant has no legal

responsibility to ensure safety in his/her premises. In the case of warning signs, it must be

placed in the correct manner. But it is also important to determine if the warning sign needed

at all in the first place. If not required, it will become irrelevant to the case.