With the mortgage crisis upon us, building maintenance is taking its toll and attracting slip and fall lawyers like David Perecman. The abandoned buildings are being left in dangerous limbo and residents are becoming injured from the inhospitable conditions.
"A landlord has a duty to keep the apartment and the building fit to live in. If a tenant can show, for example, that a trip or slip and fall was a result of a hazardous condition like a broken stair, and the landlord either knew or should have known of the problem, the landlord can be held responsible for the tenant's injury," said New York personal injury attorney.
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