Most people who fall on someone else’s property assume the building owner’s insurance company will simply do the right thing. In reality, that insurer often starts building a defense within hours, and the strongest piece of your case, the dangerous condition itself, can be cleaned up or repaired before you ever take a photo.
But a case doesn’t depend on the hazard still being there. A Bronx premises liability lawyer can help you get surveillance footage, maintenance records, inspection logs, incident reports, witness statements, and prior complaints to show what existed and who knew about it.
Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi, P.C. moves quickly to preserve evidence, identify what happened, and protect your right to recover compensation. Call (212) 543-1600 or reach us through our online form to protect your case today.
Why Choose Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi, P.C. for Your Bronx Premises Liability Case
Our attorneys have collected more than $300 million for injured clients and have over 100 years of combined experience. We apply that depth to falls in walk-ups near the Grand Concourse, slips in stores along Fordham Road, and unsafe stairwells in buildings across Mott Haven.
Deep Local Knowledge
We handle injuries from the Bronx Zoo area to the venues around Yankee Stadium and the high-traffic corridors off the Major Deegan Expressway. That familiarity helps us pinpoint who controlled the property and how the hazard formed.
Proven Track Record
Our firm has earned an AVVO 10.0 rating, Super Lawyers recognition, and a place among Best Law Firms 2026 by Best Lawyers. We also hold membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Honest Case Guidance
We’ll tell you the truth about your claim and what it will take to get there. You’ll always know where your premise liability case stands. Our attorneys work on a contingency fee basis, so you pay no legal fees unless we recover money for you.
Call (212) 543-1600 or send us a message through our online form to get started for free. You can also visit our Bronx office at 930 Grand Concourse, Suite 1A, Bronx, NY 10451.
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Do You Have a Premises Liability Case in the Bronx?
You may have a premises liability case if a dangerous condition on someone else’s property caused your injury and the owner failed to take reasonable steps to keep the property safe. Property owners don’t automatically become responsible for every accident, but they can be held accountable when preventable hazards lead to harm.
Premises liability claims arise in many different settings, including apartment buildings, stores, restaurants, parking lots, office buildings, and other public or private properties throughout the Bronx.
These are common situations that lead to a strong premises liability claim:
- Slip and Fall: A wet floor, icy entryway near the Bronx Hub, or torn carpet may cause a serious fall injury.
- Trip and Fall: A broken sidewalk, loose step, or unmarked change in elevation may send visitors to the ground.
- Falling Merchandise: Poorly stacked merchandise may fall from a shelf and strike a customer below.
- Inadequate Security: A broken lock, malfunctioning security system, or poorly lit entryway may contribute to a foreseeable assault.
- Dog Bites on Property: A dog with known dangerous tendencies may injure someone who is lawfully on the property.
- Dangerous Conditions: Poor lighting, missing handrails, exposed wiring, and similar hazards may create an unreasonable risk of injury.
Not every premises liability case looks the same. What matters is whether a dangerous property condition contributed to your injury and whether the facts support holding the owner responsible.
Our Bronx premises liability attorneys investigate the circumstances, identify the source of the hazard, and determine whether a viable claim exists.
How Do You Prove a Property Owner Was at Fault in the Bronx?
Your Bronx premises liability lawyer proves fault by showing the property owner knew or should have known about the dangerous condition and failed to address it before someone got hurt. In most cases, the fight is not over whether the hazard existed but over whether the owner had enough warning to fix it.
Under the Court of Appeals’ decision in Basso v. Miller, property owners generally must exercise reasonable care under the circumstances in maintaining their premises, with the scope of the duty guided by foreseeability rather than rigid entrant classifications.”
For residential buildings, N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 235-b also requires landlords to keep rental units safe and fit for human habitation. Together, these authorities provide the legal foundation for many residential premises liability claims.
What Counts as Notice of a Dangerous Condition?
Notice means the owner either knew about the hazard or should have found it through reasonable care. Actual notice is when an owner receives a direct complaint about a broken stair, a leaking ceiling, or a recurring safety problem and does nothing about it.
Constructive notice is when the condition exists long enough that a reasonable inspection would have uncovered it. Either way, the question is whether the danger should have been addressed before the accident occurred. Foreseeability often becomes part of that analysis.
A landlord who ignores repeated security problems, recurring maintenance issues, or prior incidents may have a harder time claiming the injury came out of nowhere. The more predictable the danger, the stronger the case for reasonable action having prevented it.
Our Bronx slip-and-fall attorneys build that timeline using surveillance footage, maintenance records, inspection logs, repair histories, witness statements, and other evidence.
By showing what the owner knew, when they knew it, and what they failed to do, we work to establish the fault necessary to support your claim.
How a Bronx Premises Liability Lawyer Protects Your Claim
Your Bronx premises liability lawyer protects your claim by securing evidence, identifying what the property owner knew, and preventing insurance companies from controlling the story. The strongest evidence in a premises liability case often disappears quickly, but an attorney can still uncover records and testimony that show how the accident happened.
Here’s how a lawyer protects your right to seek compensation:
- Preserving Surveillance Footage: Security video often disappears within days or weeks unless someone acts quickly to preserve it.
- Obtaining Incident Reports: Property owners, stores, and management companies often create reports documenting what happened and when.
- Investigating Maintenance Records: Inspection logs, repair requests, cleaning schedules, and prior complaints can reveal whether the owner was aware of the hazard.
- Interviewing Witnesses: Witness statements can help establish how long the dangerous condition existed and how the accident occurred.
- Managing Insurance Communications: Insurers often look for statements they can use to reduce or deny a claim. Your attorney handles those communications and protects your position.
This work helps us build a timeline that connects the dangerous condition, the property owner’s knowledge, and your injury. The stronger that connection becomes, the harder it is for an insurer to deny responsibility.
What Damages Can You Recover in a Bronx Premises Liability Case?
After an accident on someone else’s property, you can seek damages to cover hard costs, such as medical bills and future medical costs. But compensation can also address the human toll, including pain, scarring, and the loss of enjoyment of daily life.
The value of your claim depends on the injury and how it reshapes your life. A fractured hip from an icy walk near the Concourse Plaza area carries a different weight than a sprain. We document each loss so the insurer cannot understate the value of your claim.
Building a full picture of your damages takes more than a stack of bills. We often work with treating doctors to project long-term needs and assign a defensible figure to future care.
A strong claim usually accounts for several categories:
- Medical Expenses: This covers emergency care, surgery, therapy, and the future medical costs your recovery may demand.
- Lost Income: This includes wages you missed while you were out of work as well as any lost earning capacity if you can’t return to the same line of work.
- Pain and Suffering: This compensation addresses the physical pain and emotional strain tied to your injury.
- Out-of-Pocket Costs: This covers travel to appointments, medical devices, and home help you need.
We fold these categories into a detailed demand package that gives the insurer a clear, supported number. Strong documentation drives stronger settlement negotiations. When the offer falls short, we prepare the case for trial rather than accept a discount.
Can You Still Recover Compensation if You Were Partly at Fault?
New York law allows you to recover compensation even if you share some responsibility for the accident. However, the amount you recover may be reduced by your percentage of fault.
Property owners and insurance companies frequently argue that an injured person caused or contributed to the accident. They may claim you ignored a warning sign, wore inappropriate footwear, failed to watch where you were going, or should have noticed the hazard before getting hurt.
These arguments don’t automatically defeat your claim. The real question is whether the property owner failed to maintain reasonably safe conditions and whether that failure contributed to your injury.
A hidden defect, poor lighting, an unmarked hazard, or a missing handrail may leave a visitor with little opportunity to avoid the danger.
Our attorneys push back against efforts to shift blame away from the property owner. By focusing on the condition of the property, the owner’s responsibilities, and the evidence surrounding the incident, we work to maximize the compensation available under New York law.
Verdicts and Settlements
$500,000 - Inadequate Building Security
Settlement reached for two married tenants of high rise condominium against a parking garage maintenance company for the 1994 sexual assault upon the wife by a trespassing assailant while the plaintiff was walking to her car to go to work.
$525,000 - Spinal Disc Injury
September 11, 2010, our client was in a deli waiting at the counter. A refrigerator was being moved on a portable dolly and the refrigerator fell off and pinned him between the counter and the refrigerator. He suffered disc injury to his cervical and lumbar spine as well as a fractured rib. It caused him to become disabled from his work as a replacement window salesman which required…
$650,000 - Inadequate Building Security
A young single woman was abducted and raped in a dimly lit, insecure hotel parking lot in 1994 and suffered severe and disabling post traumatic stress disorder.
Can You Hold a Landlord Liable for Inadequate Security in the Bronx?
Landlords can be held responsible when inadequate security measures contribute to a foreseeable assault, robbery, or other criminal attack on the property. New York law doesn’t require property owners to prevent every crime, but it does require them to take reasonable steps to address known security risks when warning signs exist.
These cases often arise when a landlord fails to address conditions that make a building vulnerable to crime. Broken entrance doors, malfunctioning locks, poor lighting, defective intercom systems, and missing security measures can all create opportunities for harm.
Foreseeability sits at the center of every inadequate security claim. The question is whether the landlord had reason to anticipate the danger before the attack occurred. Prior incidents, recurring security problems, and repeated complaints help show that the risk wasn’t a surprise.
The strongest cases often involve a documented pattern. The more warning signs that existed, the harder it becomes for the owner to argue that the attack was unforeseeable.
Evidence in these cases can disappear quickly. Surveillance footage may be overwritten, access records may be lost, and maintenance documents may become harder to obtain over time. Our team moves quickly to preserve those records and use them to connect the security failure to the harm you suffered.
FAQ for Bronx Premises Liability Lawyer
How Can a Bronx Premises Liability Lawyer Actually Help My Case?
A Bronx premises liability lawyer from Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi, P.C. can collect evidence that proves the owner’s notice and handle insurer communications for you, including negotiating a fair settlement.
What Is the Deadline for a Slip and Fall Case in New York?
You generally have three years from the date of injury to file a personal injury lawsuit in New York. Claims against a public entity require a notice of claim within 90 days and must also comply with the three-year statute of limitations.
What if the Property Owner Says My Fall Was My Own Fault?
You may be able to recover compensation even if you share some blame, because New York uses a pure comparative negligence standard. We gather proof of the hazard to push fault back toward the owner and protect your recovery.
Do I Have a Case if There Was No Warning Sign and I Fell in a Bronx Store?
You likely have a claim if you fell in a Bronx store without a warning sign. A missing warning can itself point to the owner’s failure to keep the property safe. We examine whether the owner had actual or constructive notice of the danger and failed to conduct a reasonable inspection.
Can I Bring a Claim for a Dog Bite That Happened on Someone's Property?
You may be able to bring a claim when a dog injures you on another person’s property. New York looks at whether the owner knew the dog had dangerous tendencies. We’ll gather that history to support your case.
Contact Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi, P.C. Today
Every day after a fall, evidence fades, and the insurer’s defense grows stronger. The sooner you act, the more we can do to protect your proof, your deadlines, and your financial recovery.
Call Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi, P.C. at (212) 543-1600 or use our online contact form to get a free case review.
