UNSAFE PROPERTY INFORMATION
 Unsafe property lawsuits may be caused by any kind of unsafe or dangerous condition on the property of another. The conditions may be caused by a defect in the construction or maintenance of the property where an injury occurs, or brought about by a change in environmental conditions which make an already dangerous condition worse.
Mayer B. Gordon and Associates handles unsafe property cases including injuries and death from negligent snow and ice removal, defective or inadequate lighting, failure to warn of dangerous conditions on the property, improperly maintained equipment, improperly maintained furniture or furnishings, dog attacks, uncovered ditches, open holes on the property, broken or poorly maintained stairways, foreign substances on the ground, swimming pool injuries, and many other types of dangerous conditions on a premises that the property owner fails to barricade, warn of, or otherwise correct.
A landowner or manager of property has a duty to use reasonable care to maintain the premises in a safe condition, and a duty to use reasonable care to learn of the existence of any dangerous or unsafe conditions on his premises that could cause harm to anyone. The property owner or manager also has a duty to warn of those conditions that he knows about or should know about, through the exercise of reasonable care.
In some states the landowner's duty to protect an entrant on the land depends on whether that person is a trespasser, licensee or an invitee. The landowner's duties are different for each type of entrant. The landowner owes less of a duty to protect the trespasser then the other types of entrants. The landowner's duty of care is highest for business invitees. Some states, however, have done away with these multiple classifications in favor of one standard of "reasonableness under the circumstances" of a particular case.
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