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New York City Apartment Complex Violence Attorney

The vast majority of New York residents live in apartments, making homes for themselves and their families in spaces that they lease or rent from an apartment building owner. A New York City tenant has the right to a reasonable expectation of safety in their apartment complex when entering, leaving, and navigating common areas to reach their home. Unfortunately, sometimes tenants become the victims of acts of violence inside their New York apartment complexes, where they should feel safe and at home. While no legal process erases the physical and emotional trauma of an act of violence against you, a New York City premises liability lawyer can help you recover compensation for your losses and a sense of justice.

Contact the firm by calling (212)-564-2800 today.

Understanding Negligent Security in New York City Apartment Complexes

New York’s Housing Development and Preservation Agency defines property owner responsibilities partly as follows:

“Ensuring that common areas and individual apartment units are safe and well maintained …Providing and maintaining security measures and standards …”

Unfortunately, sometimes New York City apartment complex owners cut corners and attempt to save money by minimizing security measures. Examples of negligent security in NYC apartment complexes may include the following:

• Providing inadequate lighting
• Failing to provide or maintain security cameras and alarms
• Improperly maintaining locks and gates
• Broken visitor call boxes
• Inadequate employee training in security measures
• Failing to conduct background checks on tenants and employees
• Failing to securely lock up vacant apartments
• Failing to warn tenants about dangers such as recent acts of violence to other tenants on the property

Apartment complex owners and managers have legal responsibilities not only to maintain sufficient security systems on their property, but also to increase security measures when aware of increased crime in the area.

What Types of Apartment Complex Violence Occurs In New York City?

Property owners who invite people such as customers and tenants onto their property for business reasons have an enhanced duty of care to the invitees. When an apartment building’s owner or manager fails to provide adequate lighting and security measures, they violate the legal duty of care they have to all those who enter the property legally and not while trespassing or committing a crime. Unfortunately, an apartment complex owner’s negligence may result in a tenant or visitor experiencing an act of violence such as the following:

• Physical assaults, including beatings, stabbings, and shootings
• Sexual assault and rape
• Armed robbery
• Thefts and muggings
• Harrassment
• Domestic violence

When a tenant becomes the victim of violence in a New York City apartment complex, they have the right to seek the full available compensation for their damages from the at-fault party. Typically, this is the apartment complex owner, but it may also be the manager, a negligent security contractor, or a negligent security system repair company, depending on the circumstances.

How Can a New York City Apartment Complex Violence Attorney Help My Case?

A successful claim for compensation against a negligent apartment complex owner or manager requires meticulous attention to filing details and deadlines, and careful handling with compelling evidence that the responsible party failed to uphold their duty of care and is liable for a victim’s economic damages as well as for compensation for pain, suffering, and emotional trauma.

Call The Law Offices of Jay S. Knispel at (212)-564-2800 to learn more about your rights during a free case consultation.