Injured on property
By Heather
I moved into a duplex in November, 2009. Before I moved in, my landlord replaced some broken windows. He broke out the old glass and left it where it fell. He was aware that I have 2 children, ages 5 and 2. He has been asked repeatedly by me and the other tenant to clean up the glass. Since he had taken no action and the weather is getting warmer, I decided to clean up the glass myself before my children could get hurt. On April 1, 2010, I was on my knees picking up the glass and reached behind me for my gloves. I lost my balance and fell on the pile of glass I had gathered up. Long story short, I ended up in the emergency room and had to have surgery the next day, April 2, 2010. The main tendon in my wrist was severed, along with ligaments, cartilage, nerves, etc. Thank God, it missed the artery. My landlord claims he has no insurance and he isn’t liable. This was a safety hazard that he knew about for months. My priority was the safety of my children. Do I have any recourse?
Edited on: Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 8:21 pm
3 Responses to “Injured on property”
anonymous April 8th, 2010 1:25 am |
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Hmmm… Not to sound too judgmental, but it almost seems like you trying to set-up your landlord for some type of lawsuit. I sure hope you haven’t been scheming some way to potentially sue your landlord. Seems to me like you had an accident that probably was just as much your fault as it was your landlords. Yes, your landlord should have cleaned up the glass and should be liable if any real neglect exist. |
Heather April 8th, 2010 3:12 am |
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Obviously, it’s a matter of perspective, Landlord. “Set-up”? “Scheming”? My right wrist was injured and I happen to be right-handed. Have you ever tried to get dressed with one hand? Or change a diaper? Not to mention the pain! |
Sara Gibson April 8th, 2010 12:34 pm |
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I agree with Heather… don’t be so quick to judge her. If she was trying to set the landlord up for a lawsuit she would have already hired an attorney. The fact that she has come here to ask for an opinion on how to handle this would lead me to think that she is only interested in covering her actual cost and not trying to take the landlord for everything he’s got. |
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