Like residential and other commercial property owners, hotel owners have a duty of reasonable care and keep the property in a safe condition by discovering unsafe conditions and replacing, repairing, or giving adequate warning of a dangerous condition that can cause injury or harm to someone.
According to CACI 1001, hotel owners are legally responsible for dangerous and unsafe conditions that they either knew about or should have reasonably known.
According to California law hotel owners are particularly required:
Hotel owners are also liable for the acts of their employees who are acting within the course and scope of their employment in case they create a dangerous or unsafe condition that can cause injury to someone. the hotel owner is presumed to have notice of that condition, by law. Hotels aren’t legally liable for injuries caused by unforeseeable events.
A hotel can be responsible for failing to protect the visitors and guests from criminal acts in case it fails to provide chain locks, deadbolt locks, peepholes indoors, and other security devices to avoid contact with criminals.
Common causes of hotel injuries include the following:
To establish the hotel owner’s negligence in a premises liability claim, the plaintiff must be able to prove the following elements:
In California, a victim has two years to file a premises liability lawsuit against the hotel.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a hotel accident, we invite you to contact our Glendale personal injury attorney at (310) 943-1171 for a free consultation.
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