Premises Liability

But while property owners are responsible for visitors’ safety, that varies depending on the nature of visitors.

Under Texas law, persons who enter someone else’s property are considered invitees, licensees or trespassers.

If you entered a store which was open for business and fell on its slick floor and were injured, you were an invitee.

That means you entered with the owner’s express or implied knowledge and for both parties’ mutual benefit. It also means you have a legal right to seek a premises liability lawsuit.

A worker on an employer’s property also is an invitee, with a legal right to be there. A landlord also is liable for injuries to a tenant, leasee or renter, depending on circumstances.

Conversely, when it comes to invitees, if someone is injured on your property are you liable? Again, depending on circumstances, you may be.

A licensee is a person visiting property for their own purpose, such as a house guest. The property owner owes them a standard duty of care by ensuring the premises are safe and by warning the guest of hazards.

A trespasser enters property without a tacit or open invitation. Trespassers are not owed as much duty of care by property owners.

Still, you may ask, “If someone trespasses on my property and gets hurt, am I liable?” Generally, no. It’s rare for an injured trespasser to sue a property owner, perhaps by arguing that the owner expected trespassers and was grossly negligent.

If you were injured on someone else’s property, a premises liability attorney with our law firm can investigate.

We’ll inspect the property and assess the nature of your accident and extent of your injury. This should be done as soon as possible after an injury to preserve the evidence.

An Adler injury lawyer “can demonstrate how the property owner or manager failed to take proper precautions to ensure your safety,” Jim Adler says. “We also can show that you executed reasonable care and the cause of the accident was not due to your own negligence.”

To contact us, simply submit the form on this page or call. Either way, you’ll get a free legal review of your premises liability injury case.

“It is property owners’ obligation to ensure the safety of those on their property,” says Jim Adler, whose law firm has helped thousands of injured Texans get the payments they deserved. “Let us help you to prove your claim.”