It\u2019s the law that property owners must take every reasonable precaution to make sure there are no serious hazards that would harm or kill anyone coming on the property.<\/p>\n
Premises liability applies to personal and commercial property and any owner or manager looking after property is legally bound to make sure the premises are safe for the public. If the property is poorly maintained and an injury, illness or death happens as a result of being on another person\u2019s property, the plaintiff may be awarded compensation by the courts against the negligent property owner.<\/p>\n
It doesn\u2019t matter what kind of property is being discussed, although some properties are inherently more hazardous than others, e.g. industrial sites with power tools, toxic chemicals and heavy machinery. Commercial locations such as stores have high pedestrian traffic and anything may happen in a crowded store; for instance, items falling from shelves or items on display in the (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s the law that property owners must take every reasonable precaution to make sure there are no serious hazards that would harm or kill anyone coming on the property. Premises liability applies to personal and commercial property and any owner…<\/span><\/p>\n