Premises_Liability

PREMISES LIABILITY
"...injuries arising out of a
dangerous condition on someone's property..."

Premises liability encompasses injuries
arising out of a dangerous condition on
someone's property; such as injuries caused
by slips, trips or falls, inadequate security,
lead poisoning, construction, farms, swimming
pools, fires, explosions, exposure to
hazardous materials, athletics, animal bites,
and workplace injuries are far too common.

  Owners and occupiers of property have a duty to protect persons lawfully on their property from
injuries resulting from hazardous conditions that the owner or occupier knew or should have know
existed. When owners or occupiers of property act irresponsibly by failing to adequately protect
persons from such hazards, they should be held accountable.

  Under Georgia law, merely owning or occupying land does not make that person liable for injuries
sustained on the property. There must be some form of negligence on the part of the owner or occupier
of property before there can be any liability.

NEGLIGENT SECURITY

  Dark alleys are wise to avoid. We should all vigilantly protect ourselves from senseless and violent
crime by acting prudently. In the same sense, owners and occupiers of property have a responsibility to
guard against foreseeable crimes on their property. Foreseeability, rather than the relationship
between the landowner and the person criminally assaulted, triggers liability in cases involving
negligent security. For example, if an owner or occupier knows of burglaries on or near the premises,
he or she must to take reasonable precautions to protect persons coming on the premises from
burglaries and will be liable to victims of burglary if he fails to do so. If the owner or occupier fails this
responsibility, he or she will be held liable for monetary damages to the person injured by the crime.

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