In 1886, Carl Frank was the first comedian to turn slipping on a banana into a joke.
138 years of laughter followed, but there’s nothing funny when slipping on an object left carelessly in a shopping mall or airport turns into a serious back or head injury. Or when someone is robbed or killed due to a lack of security. There’s nothing funny about time lost at work, piling medical bills, and months, or more, of repair and recovery.
And there’s nothing funny when an accident occurs because the owner of the property didn’t take proper precautions.
Premises liability, sometimes called negligent security or slip and fall, is based on the premise that the owner of the commercial property has a responsibility to keep the area safe for visitors.
Premises liability law protects people who are injured on someone else’s property. Here’s a breakdown of key points to know in Florida: