Brooklyn Apartment Fire Lawyer
Click For Your Free ConsulationApartments are home to the majority of Brooklyn residents who place their trust in their building’s owner and manager to keep the premises safe for their families. Sadly, many Brooklyn apartment owners cut corners and protect their profits at the expense of adequate safety measures such as routine inspections, regular maintenance, and prompt repairs. One of the deadliest consequences of Brooklyn apartment-owner negligence is an apartment fire.
Contact a premises liability lawyer in Brooklyn today at (212) 564-2800 for a free consultation.
In a recent year, 24,429 structure fires were reported in New York City, a significant number of which occurred in Brooklyn apartment buildings. Families in Brooklyn apartment buildings live in close proximity, with the occurrences in one residence affecting near neighbors in other apartments. A single fire in a Brooklyn apartment building impacts many families due to the rapid spread of the fire. Building owners have a legal duty of care to take all reasonable actions to keep the residents of their buildings safe from harm, including fires. Common causes of apartment fires in Brooklyn include the following:
In addition to the duty to prevent apartment fires in Brooklyn, apartment building owners have a legal duty to perform regular inspections, take prompt action to correct and repair fire hazards, have functioning fire escape mechanisms, and keep adequate, well-maintained smoke detectors and fire extinguishers present in key locations.
Brooklyn apartment building owners are legally required to make routine inspections, follow fire codes, promptly address problems such as fire hazards, and take all reasonable measures to prevent injuries to residents and visitors to the property. If they violate this legal duty of care and the result is serious injuries and damages, the apartment building owner is liable for the damages.
Proving liability for apartment fire damages requires showing that the building owner or manager knew about the fire hazard and failed to take action as another reasonable owner would have. An experienced Brooklyn personal injury lawyer investigates all aspects of the injury and documents compelling evidence of liability.
Fires cause devastating injuries, including first-degree to fourth-degree burns, respiratory system injury, and death. Common damages recovered in Brooklyn apartment fire claims include the following:
If a Brooklyn apartment fire results in fatal injuries to a loved one, a close family member could recover compensation through a Brooklyn wrongful death attorney.
A claim for damages after an apartment fire in Brooklyn is a premises liability claim. A victim’s compensation typically comes from the apartment building owner’s commercial liability insurance. Sadly, insurance companies are not on your side and may protect their profits at your expense by undervaluing your claim or shifting liability to you.
Under the state’s comparative negligence laws, you may still recover a portion of your damages even if you were partly at fault for the accident; however, this system also incentivizes the insurance company to assign liability to injury victims, often unfairly. An experienced Brooklyn apartment fire lawyer protects against these and other tactics, defends your rights, safeguards your best interests, and assertively argues for the largest amount of compensation available to you.
Call The Law Offices of Jay. S. Knispel today at (212) 564-2800 or contact us online so we can quickly take action on your behalf.
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450 7th Ave Suite 1605
New York, NY 10123
(212) 564 2800
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26 Court St., Suite 2511
Brooklyn, NY 11242
(718) 802-1600
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