Hurt Because a Property Owner Failed to Keep You Safe?

If you were assaulted, robbed, or attacked at an apartment complex, hotel, bar, gas station, parking lot, or business in Jacksonville or anywhere in Florida, the property owner may share responsibility for what happened to you. Florida law requires businesses and landlords to take reasonable steps to protect the people they invite onto their property. When they ignore known dangers, our trial attorneys hold them accountable.

What Is Negligent Security?

Negligent security is a type of premises liability claim. Broken gates and locks, burned-out lighting, missing or fake cameras, untrained or absent security staff, and a history of crime the owner ignored can all make an attack foreseeable and preventable. The criminal who hurt you is rarely the only one responsible; the property owner who made the attack easy may be liable too.

Recent changes to Florida law give certain property owners new defenses in these cases, so what the owner knew, when they knew it, and how the property was actually maintained matter more than ever. These cases move on evidence: prior police calls to the property, incident reports, maintenance records, and surveillance video that can be erased quickly. We act fast to preserve it.

Where Negligent Security Cases Happen

Apartment complexes and rental communities. Hotels, motels, and short-term rentals. Bars, nightclubs, and restaurants. Shopping centers, gas stations, and parking lots and garages. Concert venues and special events. If a business invited you in and failed to protect you from a danger it should have seen coming, you may have a claim.

Negligent Security FAQs

The person who attacked me was arrested. Can I still bring a civil case?

Yes. The criminal case punishes the attacker. A civil negligent security case is separate and holds the property owner accountable for failing to prevent a foreseeable crime, and it is often the only path to real compensation for your medical care and losses.

What do I have to prove?

Generally, that crime at or near the property was foreseeable, that the owner failed to take reasonable security measures, and that the failure contributed to your attack. Evidence like prior incidents at the property and police call logs is critical, and we know how to get it.

How long do I have to file?

In most Florida negligence cases, two years from the date of the injury. Surveillance video is often overwritten within days or weeks, so contact an attorney as soon as possible.

What does it cost to hire you?

Nothing up front. Injury consultations are free, and we work on contingency: no fees unless we win.

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