Jay Trucks and Associates Legal Blog

Individual home owners, land owners, and commercial businesses all have a responsibility to keep the public safe. For example, if you own a home, you are responsible for making sure your sidewalk is shoveled in the winter. Premises liability is a term used to describe the laws that hold business owners and homeowners accountable for the safety of their property.

If you are a homeowner and someone is hurt while on your property, you can be held accountable. One important fact to know is that it is not necessary for you to have invited that person onto your property in order for you to be held accountable for his or her injury. It must be shown that the homeowner knew about the condition and failed to fix it, or that the problem had existed for so long, the homeowner reasonably should have known about it and failed to fix it.

If you were on someone else's property and were injured, you can hold either the homeowner or business owner responsible, and you may be entitled to receive damages covering your lost wages, medical bills, and numerous other expenses.

Premises liability laws are not as easy and straightforward as they sound, and each and every case is different and unique. The first thing you should do, however, even if you are unsure whether or not you have a case, is to contact an attorney.

If you live in Flint, Saginaw, Lansing or Traverse City, Michigan, and have been injured on someone else's property, or if someone has been injured on your property, please contact the experienced premises liability attorneys at Jay Trucks & Associates, PC today to schedule your initial consultation.