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Duty of Landlord to Child Social Guest

In a West Palm Beach Child Injury lawsuit arising from a child being injured from a fall, a property owner may be liable for failing to exercise reasonable care in failing to prevent the child's injury from a hazardous condition. For instance, a landlord may be held liable for an injury resulting to a child tenant or a social guest of a tenant. Therefore, if a tenant invites a child guest to the premises, the tenant's invitation, express or implied, requires the tenant to keep the premise in a reasonably safe condition as if the tenant were the owner, and is prima facie liable for damages proximately caused by defects in or dangers on the premises that reasonably could have been avoided by appropriate care taken by him or her. Additionally, in a cause of action against a landlord for an injury to a child tenant resulting from a fall through a defective screen, the landlord's failure to repair the defective window screen and the issue of whether the defendant's failure to repair the screen proximately caused the child's injury may be question for the jury. Generally, however,

If your child is injured by falling from a high window or other high area, due to the negligence of another, you should consult with an experienced West Palm Beach child injury lawyer. The experienced and knowledgeable Florida Child Injury Lawyers of Sharmin & Sharmin P.A. will fight to recover for the injured child the compensation and justice he or she deserves. Our experienced team of lawyers and staff will use their skills and knowledge to give your family justice and peace of mind. You need an experienced West Palm Beach child injury lawyer. Call Sharmin & Sharmin P.A. at 1-800-74-TRIAL.




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