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Practice Areas and Legal Definitions
Premises Liability
Premises liability refers to an area of the law governing the obligations of property owners, lessors and tenants. Under California law, each are required to maintain their property in a reasonably safe condition. If a person is injured as a result of a dangerous condition on the property that the owner or occupier knew or should have known to be dangerous, a claim may exist for recovery of damages.
California law states that an owner of property in a dangerous condition will be responsible if they created the condition (for example, allow a hole to exist in a walkway without covering it up) or knew about the condition (somebody had left grease on a floor and the employee knew about it but had failed to have it cleaned up) or should have known about it (a dangerous condition existed but the employer never bothered to check into it). Experienced premises liability attorneys know how the law applies to worksites, commercial establishments, homes, and other property where accidents may occur.
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