Marin Law Offices
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Premises Liability Attorney · South Florida

South Florida Premises Liability Lawyer

When a hotel, restaurant, resort, club, or landlord fails to maintain safe conditions, injured guests have rights. We pursue them across Miami-Dade and Broward.

  • Slip & fall, trip & fall, and negligent-security claims
  • Free consultations in English and Spanish
  • No fee unless we recover
Start Your Free Case Review Call (305) 482-9701

Property Owners Owe a Duty to Maintain Reasonable Safety

Florida law requires property owners and operators to keep their premises reasonably safe for invited guests and to warn of hidden hazards. Hotels, restaurants, retailers, shopping malls, apartment complexes, clubs, and resorts each have specific duties under Florida statute. When a property owner ignores those duties, injuries follow, and they are often serious.

The Marin Law Offices represents people hurt on others' property across Miami-Dade and Broward. Slip and fall, trip and fall, negligent security, inadequate maintenance, and dangerous-condition cases all turn on documented notice. What the property owner knew or should have known. Consultations are free and available in English and Spanish.

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Why Premises Cases Hinge on Documented Notice

What disciplined premises liability representation looks like.

  • Notice & Foreseeability

    We document what the owner knew or should have known. Prior incidents, inspection logs, surveillance habits, repair history.

  • Surveillance Preservation

    Property surveillance often overwrites within days. We demand preservation immediately.

  • Hotel & Resort Experience

    South Florida's hospitality industry has its own playbook. We know it.

  • Negligent Security Claims

    Where foreseeable criminal activity occurs and the property failed to provide adequate security.

  • Bilingual Representation

    Full case handling in English and Spanish.

  • No Up-Front Cost

    Free consultations and contingency-fee representation.

Premises Cases We Handle

Common categories of property-injury claims across South Florida.

Slip & Fall

Wet floors, spilled liquids, freshly mopped surfaces without warning signage.

Trip & Fall

Uneven flooring, exposed cords, raised thresholds, and poor lighting.

Negligent Security

Assaults at hotels, clubs, apartment complexes where security was inadequate given foreseeable risk.

Hotel & Resort Injuries

Pool, balcony, elevator, and amenity-area injuries on hospitality properties.

Apartment & Landlord Cases

Stair failures, defective railings, mold, and other landlord-duty cases.

Animal Attacks

Dog bites and other animal-related premises injuries under Florida's strict-liability framework.

How a Premises Case Moves

From first call to recovery.

  1. 1

    Free Consultation

    We review what happened, the property type, and any incident report you obtained at the scene.

  2. 2

    Scene & Surveillance

    We photograph the hazard, request preservation of property surveillance, and obtain incident logs and inspection histories.

  3. 3

    Notice & Foreseeability Work

    We pull prior-incident data, repair tickets, and similar-occurrence history to establish what the owner knew.

  4. 4

    Demand or Suit

    We present a documented demand and file if the property's insurer will not negotiate fairly.

What Clients Say

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Representative Workflow

How a Hotel Slip-and-Fall Case Gets Built

The Problem

A guest slips on an unmarked wet floor in a Miami Beach hotel lobby. The hotel's incident report says the floor was 'recently mopped' but no wet-floor sign is documented. The hotel's insurer disputes notice.

Our Approach

The firm immediately demands preservation of all lobby surveillance, requests the hotel's inspection and maintenance logs, and identifies similar prior incidents through discovery. A floor-care expert evaluates the surface and signage practices against industry standards.

The Outcome

What started as a 'we don't know how it happened' case becomes a documented failure to mark a known hazard, supported by surveillance and a pattern of prior incidents. Negotiation proceeds against the property's full coverage stack.

  • Within 7 days

    Surveillance preserved

  • Yes

    Prior incidents identified

  • $0

    Up-front client cost

  • English & Spanish

    Languages of service

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Premises Liability Questions

What do I need to prove in a Florida premises case? +
Generally that the property owner had actual or constructive notice of the dangerous condition, that the condition caused your injury, and that the owner's failure to address or warn about it was unreasonable under the circumstances. Proof of notice is where most premises cases are won or lost, and where surveillance, inspection logs, and prior-incident history matter most. We work to lock those records in before they cycle out.
What about transitory foreign substance cases? +
Florida Statute § 768.0755 requires plaintiffs in transitory-substance cases at business establishments to prove the business had actual or constructive knowledge of the substance and should have remedied it. Constructive knowledge can be shown by the length of time the substance was on the floor or by evidence that the condition occurred with regularity. We build that proof through surveillance review, inspection-log discovery, and similar-occurrence history.
Can I sue if I was partially at fault? +
Florida applies modified comparative negligence. Your recovery is reduced by your share of fault, and barred only if you are more than 50 percent at fault.
What is negligent security? +
A claim that the property failed to provide adequate security measures. Lighting, cameras, locks, staffing, controlled access. In light of foreseeable criminal activity at or near the location. Common at hotels, nightclubs, apartment complexes, shopping plazas, and parking structures. Foreseeability is typically proven through prior-incident data at the property itself and at comparable nearby properties, plus police-call history for the surrounding area.
What if I was injured on a cruise ship? +
Maritime law often controls cruise injuries, with shorter notice deadlines and contractual forum-selection clauses that typically force claims into the Southern District of Florida. Cruise tickets routinely require written notice within six months of the injury and suit within one year. We handle these cases under our Boat Accident practice and move on the contractual deadlines immediately.
How long do I have to file? +
Florida's statute of limitations for most negligence-based injury claims is two years for accidents on or after 2023. Government-property claims have additional notice requirements.

Explore Premises Topics

Deeper resources for property injuries.

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Free Consultation · English & Spanish

Hurt on Someone Else's Property? Surveillance Cycles Out Quickly.

Hotel and retail surveillance can overwrite within days. Get a no-cost case review and we will demand preservation immediately.

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