Have you been injured in a condo accident in Miami, FL? If so, you may be entitled to compensation for lost wages, medical costs, and pain and suffering. An experienced Miami condo accident lawyer, such as Boris Lavent at Lavent Law Personal Injury Lawyer can help you recover the money you deserve.

Boris Lavent advocates for injury victims like yourself and secures significant financial awards in the process. Boris Lavent earned a spot on the prestigious “Top 40 Under 40” list produced by The National Trial Lawyers for his representation of injured clients.

If you need a Miami personal injury attorney, give Boris Lavent at Lavent Law Personal Injury Lawyer a call today to set up your free consultation.

How Can Boris Lavent Help Me After a Miami Condo Accident?

Condo Accident Our firm focuses exclusively on personal injury cases and has garnered attention as an elite trial firm. We use our skills and reputation to secure millions in compensation for our clients.

Lavent Law Personal Injury Lawyer serves clients across South Florida, including West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Miami-Dade County, and Palm Beach County.

We help injury victims recover compensation for their medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

Here’s what you can expect when you hire our Miami, FL personal injury lawyers to handle your Miami condo accident case:

Personalized legal services. Boris Lavent prides himself on meeting each client personally for their free consultation. He handles each case personally, and every client gets his personal cell phone number.

Comprehensive investigation. We will get all of the necessary evidence in your case, including police reports, maintenance records, condo association agreements, condominium incident reports, and surveillance video.

Expert analysis and evaluation. Civil engineers, optometrists, geriatric nurses, and other professionals can all help establish the best practices and duties that condominium associations owe to their members and others. If a condominium association violated a duty of care it owed to you, it can be held liable for your injuries caused by their negligence.

Defense from unfair blame. Often, insurance companies for condo associations try to blame an injury victim for the accident. Boris Lavent defends against these unfair and often exaggerated accusations of blame.
Top-notch trial skills. Boris Lavent’s trial skills speak for themselves. However, Boris does his best to settle for maximum compensation for injury victims. If you have to take your case to trial, you can be sure he will be well-prepared to represent you.

If you were in a Miami condo accident, you may be feeling vulnerable and betrayed by your condo association. That’s understandable. Boris Lavent will hold the at-fault party accountable if they failed to maintain a safe premises.

Reach out to Lavent Law Personal Injury Lawyer today to schedule your free consultation with Miami condo accident lawyer Boris Lavent.

How Common Are Miami Condo Accidents?

dangerous hazards Miami condo injuries can occur anywhere in the condo complex, including the condominium building, its stairwells, pool decks, and parking lots. With Miami’s high condo sales turnover rates, condominium newcomers may be unaware of unsafe conditions or dangerous hazards.

Here are some common hazards that can lead to Miami condo accidents, and where those are likely to occur:

Stairs

Some hazardous conditions that can exist or develop on condo stairwells include:

Stairs that are too slick or extremely slippery
Stairs with a broken, missing, or defective handrail
Stairs with steps that are different heights
Ramps that are too steep

These conditions create an increased risk of falling. And with broken, missing, or defective handrails, a falling person may not be able to catch themselves before falling to the ground.

Surfaces

Surfaces can be a common location for hazardous conditions. Sometimes, a person will break their ankle in the grassy area between sidewalks because of a deep hole hidden in overgrown grass.

Other surface hazards include:

A significantly uneven surface
Loose pavers, tiles, or planks
Unsecured power cords or pool tubing
Wrinkled carpets
Liquids or substances on floors, sidewalks, or other surfaces

All of these can present a risk of slip-and-falls or trip-and-falls. A condominium association has a duty to repair these defects if they know or should have known the defects were present.

Signs

A condominium association has a duty to warn when the repair of a dangerous condition or hazardous defect is not immediately feasible.

Signs can be a practical way to warn of dangers like:

Hedges that obstruct the lines of sight between pedestrians and oncoming vehicles
Dangerous wild animals near the property, such as alligators or snakes
Any bumps, drops, or steps down from a level surface.

In addition, curbs that are the same color as surrounding parking lots can trigger a duty to warn of the curb.

The broken pool gate, one of the most dangerous defects of all, is often responsible for unexpected child drownings.

What is My Miami Condo Accident Case Worth?

The value of a personal injury case depends on the facts of the situation. Most likely, a Miami condo accident case will be based on a theory of premises liability or negligent security. The amount of recovery can vary depending on the claim pursued.

What is Premises Liability?

Premises liability relates to a property owner’s responsibility to keep a property safe and to protect visitors to the property from the unreasonable risk of foreseeable harm.

To prevail on a premises liability claim, an injured victim must prove:

The at-fault party owed a duty of care to the injury victim
The at-fault party breached the duty of care owed to the injury victim
The at-fault party’s act, or failure to act, caused the injury to the victim
The injury victim sustained actual harm or injury

Each of these elements must be established by evidence. Generally, property owners owe a duty of care to those present on their property.

Some condominium associations may try to claim that condo dwellers should have been aware of the risks.

Contact Miami condo accident lawyer Boris Lavent at Lavent Law Personal Injury Lawyer to learn more about your condominium association’s duty to you related to your injury.

What is Negligent Security?

Negligent security is when a property owner behaves negligently as it relates to the security of the premises. For condos in high-crime areas, or where batches of crimes have recently occurred, condo associations should take steps such as:

Install sufficient lighting (like floodlighting, pathway lighting, lights behind hedges, etc.)
Maintain surveillance videos
Engage nighttime security officers
Post warning signs

Condo associations have a duty to warn about the potential criminal risks on their property.

What Kind of Damages Are Available to Miami Condo Accident Victims?

For both premises liability and negligence security, you will be seeking two forms of compensatory damages:

Although Florida also recognizes punitive damages, they are only triggered when an intentional or malicious act is involved.

Economic and non-economic damages are called compensatory damages because they are meant to compensate, or make up for, certain losses.

What Are Economic Damages?

Economic damages are designed to make up for economic losses, for example, when an injury victim has to pay out-of-pocket or loses wages due to missed work.

Some examples of economic damages include:

Medical bills
Diagnostic testing
Lost wages and income
Loss of earning capacity

Since the injury causes a financial loss, economic damages are calculated on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

Evidence that can be used to establish these damages include:

Medical bills, statements, and invoices
Receipts
Paystubs
Tax returns

When necessary, Lavent Law Personal Injury Lawyer works with leading South Florida financial experts to evaluate an injury victim’s losses.

What Are Non-Economic Damages?

Non-economic damages are meant to make up for losses that cannot be measured in money.

For example, take a wrongful death claim. A family’s economic damages may be limited to medical and funeral costs. But what about the loss of a loved one’s companionship? These intangible losses have value as well.

Some types of non-economic damages categories include:

Loss of enjoyment of life
Mental anguish
Loss of consortium
Pain and suffering
Disability or permanent disfigurement

The amount of damages available depends on the level of disruption the injury caused to a person’s life.

Can I Recover Damages if I am Being Blamed for My Miami Condo Accident?

Florida follows the law of comparative negligence. This means that a person’s compensation can be reduced if they were partly responsible for their injuries.

A condo association may accuse an injury victim of being negligent in many ways, such as:

Wearing inappropriate shoes by the pool
Not paying attention to open and obvious dangerous
Being under the influence of drugs or alcohol
Entering places where visitors or condo dwellers were not allowed

If a jury determines you are partly responsible for your injuries, your compensation will be reduced by your percentage of fault. For example, if your total compensation was expected to be $10,000, but you were 25% at fault for your own injuries, your recovery would be reduced to $7,500.

How Long Do I Have to File a Lawsuit After My Miami Condo Injury?

Under Florida law, an injured person has up to four (4) years from the date of injury to file a lawsuit. Wrongful death lawsuits must be filed within two (2) years.

If a lawsuit is not filed on time, you may lose your right to recover compensation forever. It is important to hire an experienced Miami personal injury attorney, like Boris Lavent, to make sure your lawsuit is timely filed.

Reach Out to Our Premises Liability Lawyer in Miami

If you have suffered an accident in a Miami, FL condominium or parking lot, you may have a right to compensation for your losses, including medical bills, lost wages, and emotional distress. Reach out to our Miami condo accident lawyers today to schedule a free consultation. Let us help you get the compensation you deserve.