When Is Your Property Manager Liable In The State Of Florida?

When Is Your Property Manager Liable?

Landlords often turn to property management companies to ensure their properties are well-maintained, take care of collecting rent, and tend to any repairs that are needed. However, If you are injured or suffer a serious financial loss due to the property management company's negligence, you may be able to sue the property management company. However, it's important to ensure you're suing the right party, and that the property management company was actually negligent.

Negligence lawsuits occur when the person suing -- the plaintiff -- incurs an injury because the negligent person, or the defendant, failed to perform a legal duty or to exercise "reasonable care."

For any lawsuit to be successful, you must establish that the management company was the negligent party. If a management company did not know, and could not have reasonably known, about a problem with your property, you'd have trouble winning. For this reason, it's important to notify the property manager of any problems with your rental unit as soon as possible and to keep a written record of these communications. Make notes, take pictures and video. The more proof you have, the stronger your case is.

If you or someone you know has been injured due to the negligence of another party, contact the Gainesville Personal Injury Lawyers of DeCarlis & Sawyer at 352-371-3838 or at decarlisandsawyer.com.