Violence and crime are tragedies wherever they occur, but they feel especially unsettling when they happen at home… or wherever you rest your head at night.
You deserve to know that the place you entrust with your occupancy or residency is doing everything it can to keep you safe.
Under Georgia state law, apartment complexes, motels, hotels, and other residential facilities have a legal duty to maintain safe premises for their residents and guests. That includes providing reasonable security measures in order to prevent foreseeable injury or crime.
At Van Sant Law, we believe that your safety deserves property owners’ heightened attention. If their failure to provide reasonable security caused injury to you or someone you know, a lawyer in our office can help.
Inadequate security in hotels, motels, and apartment complexes often constitutes a violation of civil law. An experienced Atlanta premises liability attorney at Van Sant Law can help you claim compensation for your physical, financial, and emotional damages. You shouldn’t have to pay the price for your landlord or hotelier’s irresponsibility.
Understanding Security-Related Premises Liability in GeorgiaProperty owners have a duty to protect you from criminal acts that were foreseeable or preventable. This includes many instances of property damage, physical injury, larceny, burglary, robbery, rape, assault, sexual assault, battery, stabbings, shootings, and murder.
Inadequate security in hotels, motels, and apartment complexes can lead to injuries in:
Property owners often claim that they already did enough to protect you. They may argue that your injuries were impossible to prevent or foresee. But an experienced attorney at Van Sant Law can work with experts to effectively challenge that defense. Even a slight oversight in any of the following security precautions can create dangerous conditions conducive to crime:
At Van Sant Law, we begin with a thorough investigation of the facts. Working with our many resources and allies in the community, we examine criminal pattern data, including police reports and crime grids for the surrounding area.
We also audit the security measures at the time of the crime in order to demonstrate the owner’s negligence. And when it comes time for trial, we work with renowned security professionals to provide expert testimony in your case.
No one deserves to be victimized in the place they’re living or staying as a guest. An Atlanta premises liability attorney will help you recover compensation for the injuries you never deserved.
To schedule a free consultation with an Atlanta premises liability attorney today, contact Van Sant Law right away by calling or filling out our contact form.
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