Landlords are now held to the general statutory duty to use “ordinary care or skill in the management” of their property. They are responsible for injuries proximately caused by a failure to exercise such due care, except to the extent that injured persons, “willfully or by want of ordinary care,” brought the injury upon themselves.

The general standard of “ordinary care” gives way to a greater degree of care owed to minor children because of their lack of capacity to appreciate risks and avoid danger.

Also, landlords may be liable to third parties on the property based on the same ordinary care standard.

Finally, the landlord may be liable for the criminal acts of a third party if the injury was foreseeable and the burden of preventing that harm was not too great.

If you feel that your landlord has not lived up to the standards owed you, let out experienced attorneys fight for your rights and get you the compensation you deserve. Contact our office today.