Brooklyn Apartment Complex Injury Lawyer

If you’ve been injured in an apartment complex in Brooklyn, and the injury could have been prevented with reasonable care from the property owner or manager, call the Law Offices of Jay S. Knispel to learn about your legal rights. A dedicated Brooklyn premises liability lawyer can assess your case, explain your legal options, and help you seek justice for your injuries.

Brooklyn is noted as New York’s fastest-growing borough, with 70 neighborhoods housing over 2,736,074 residents. The overwhelming majority of Brooklyn residents live in apartment buildings, including in public housing units. While every city resident should feel safe in their own homes, Brooklyn apartment building owners sometimes fail to live up to the trust residents place in them to provide adequate building maintenance, repairs, and adherence to critical building codes.

Why Choose The Law Offices of Jay S. Knispel?

The full-service law firm at the Law Offices of Jay S. Knispel takes a results-oriented approach, fighting for the best possible outcome of every case, including against Brooklyn apartment complex owners and their powerful insurance companies. Your case will have the following advantages:

Over 25 years of experience in New York’s civil courts and insurance system
A history of exceptional results, recovering millions of dollars for clients, and putting a powerful voice behind your case
A lead attorney who has dedicated his career to advocating for injury victims in New York, including for apartment injury cases in Brooklyn

With the Law Offices of Jay S. Knispel, your initial consultation is free. Then, we go to work for you on a contingency-fee basis, so you only pay us after you have your compensation in hand.

What are the Most Common Causes of Apartment Complex Injuries In Brooklyn?

A property owner may not be liable for the damages for all injuries that occur on their property. For example, if you trip over your child’s toy in the kitchen and break an ankle during a fall, the property owner cannot be held responsible for the injury that occurred inside your apartment. However, a property owner is accountable for many common causes of injuries in apartment complex cases, including the following:

Slip-and-fall accidents in lobbies, parking lots, walkways, or public areas
Staircase or elevator accidents
Apartment fires
Lack of adequate smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, or operable fire escapes
Ceiling collapses
Violent assaults due to insufficient security measures
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Toxic chemical exposures
Balcony collapses
Electrocutions or injuries from faulty wiring
Broken appliance injuries
Injuries caused by insufficient maintenance or failure to adhere to building codes

Proving a property owner’s liability requires demonstrating that the property owner was aware of the safety hazard, or should reasonably have been aware of it, that they violated their duty of reasonable care to a resident or visitor lawfully on the property, and that the injury victim suffered damages from the injury. Proving liability is the basis of a premises liability claim to recover injury-related damages.

What Types of Injuries Happen In Brooklyn Apartment Complexes?

Because apartment building injuries can occur in various ways when property owners fail to take reasonable preventive measures, a wide array of injuries is associated with premises liability claims, including the following:

Broken bones
Soft-tissue injuries like sprains, torn ligaments, and tendon injuries
Lacerations, contusions, and abrasions
Traumatic brain injuries
Back injuries
Neck injuries
Burns
Electrocutions
Chemical or toxic exposures
Spinal cord injuries
Traumatic amputations
External head, facial, and dental injuries
Crush injuries and internal organ damage

Injuries can quickly cause financial hardship, even when they are mild, but require days of lost pay and a single large emergency room bill. Severe or catastrophic injuries can have life-altering effects on all aspects of life. These are the “damages” in a premises liability case in Brooklyn apartment complexes.

Recovering Damages In an Apartment Complex Injury Claim In Brooklyn

A successful premises liability claim recovers compensation for injury-related damages, including medical expenses, future medical costs, lost earnings, lowered future earning ability (in disability cases), and compensation for pain and suffering. Additional damages may be awarded for catastrophic injuries such as limb loss, disfigurement, or the wrongful death of a family member.

Call the Law Offices of Jay S. Knispel

Property owners and their powerful insurance companies are not in a hurry to pay out on large claims and may delay, dispute, deny, or undervalue your case. Reach out to the Law Offices of Jay S. Knispel today for the experienced legal representation you need to get results in a Brooklyn apartment injury claim.