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NYC Airbnb Injury Lawyer

There are as many as 10,000 active Airbnb listings in New York City, offering a more private, home-like environment than a hotel for visitors to the city. Fortunately, most Airbnb stays are safe and enjoyable, without serious adverse events. But what if an Airbnb guest suffers a serious injury during their stay due to the property owner or manager’s negligence?

Property owners have a legal obligation to keep their premises reasonably safe, with an enhanced duty of care for those they invite to the property for business purposes. When an Airbnb owner neglects this duty of care, they can be held liable for a guest’s injury-related damages. An New York premises liability lawyer can help navigate this complex claim process.

Call the firm at (212)-564-2800 today.

What Are the Most Common Causes of Airbnb Injuries In NYC?

When a guest books a stay in an Airbnb, they not only expect the owner to provide clean bedding, fresh towels, and basic housekeeping, but also to perform routine maintenance, make necessary repairs, and place warning signs for any known hazardous conditions until they are repaired. When property owners fail to uphold these obligations, a guest may suffer a serious injury from one of the following common causes:

• Slip-and-fall hazards
• Trip-and-fall hazards
• Safety code violations
• Broken appliances
• Pool accidents
• Structure fires and lack of functional smoke detectors and/or adequate fire extinguishers
• Tree or limb-fall accidents
• Balcony collapses
• Ceiling collapses
• Faulty wiring and electrocutions
• Inadequate lighting
• Inadequate security, such as broken gates, locks, or window locks

According to IGMS rental property management systems, property owners must ensure that an Airbnb property is in a “good state of repair …and organize regular maintenance checks.”

In addition, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) defines owner and renter responsibilities, including a property owner’s duty to maintain a property to ensure that it is free of hazardous conditions for anyone legally on the property.

Understanding Common Damages In NYC Airbnb Injury Claims

Airbnb injuries range in severity from a sprained ankle caused by a broken walkway to lifelong disability due to a spinal cord injury from a broken stairway fall. Depending on the severity of the injury, a successful Airbnb injury claim could recover compensation for common injury-related damages, such as the following:

• Past and future medical expenses
• Out-of-pocket costs
• Past and future income loss or diminished future earning ability
• Compensation for pain and suffering
• Catastrophic injury compensation for permanent injuries, such as disability, disfigurement, loss of limb, loss of one of the senses, or diminished quality of life

If a loved one died from preventable injuries they sustained in an NYC Airbnb, a wrongful death claim can recover compensation and a sense of justice for a close surviving family member through a claim by the decedent’s personal representative.

Who Is Liable for Airbnb Injury Damages In NYC?

Depending on the circumstances of the injury and the property’s management, one or more of the following could be liable for an injury victim’s damages:

• The property owner
• A rental property management company
• A negligent property maintenance company

An experienced NYC Airbnb lawyer pursues compensation from all available avenues depending on the circumstances of the injury. Airbnb owners have liability coverage for injury damages, typically with policies of up to $ 1 million.

How Can an NYC Airbnb Lawyer Help My Case?

Proving liability for Airbnb injury damages requires compelling evidence that the property owner knew, or should reasonably have known, of the hazardous condition on the property and failed to take timely and appropriate measures to prevent harm to a renter.

Call The Law Offices of Jay S. Knispel at (212)-564-2800 to learn more about your legal rights and options for financial recovery. We will represent your best interests throughout every step of your claim, leaving you free to focus on your physical and emotional well-being.