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Apartment Shooting Lawyer Memphis, TN
Every American has a right to feel safe in their own home. You don’t have to own a home to be free of harassment or violence; owners and managers of apartment complexes and other rental properties are legally required to keep the premises safe for tenants and guests. Should they fail to do so and you are the victim of gun violence or another attack, you may have legal recourse against your landlord.
Poorly managed or unkempt apartment complexes may create unsafe environments for tenants, which is a violation of your civil rights. Broken locks, inadequate lighting, damaged security gates or fences, a lack of surveillance cameras, and other security issues are all potential grounds for bringing a lawsuit against your landlord after an apartment shooting.
To do so, however, you’ll need experienced legal representation, which is where Patterson Bray PLLC’s apartment shooting lawyer Memphis, TN comes in. Our legal team can fight for your civil rights and help you recoup damages after an apartment shooting.
What Is An Unsafe Apartment Complex?
To be successful with a lawsuit against landlords or property managers, you must demonstrate that your apartment complex is unsafe. Shootings are not the only crime that can merit filing suit. Some other crimes that may indicate an unsafe apartment complex include:
- Armed robbery
- Sexual assault and rape
- Physical assault
- Stabbings
- Carjacking
- Forced entry break-ins of apartments or vehicles
Property owners and managers have a legal responsibility to implement security measures to avoid these kinds of violent crime. Failure to provide adequate lighting, repair broken locks, upkeep security cameras, or hire a security guard may all qualify as grounds of dereliction of civic responsibility.
Apartment owners who fail to provide security measures may be held liable after apartment shootings and other violent crime. Failure to respond to or deter crime may qualify as negligent behavior, which could entitle you to compensation for injuries or death sustained on their property.
Damages You Can Recover From An Apartment Shooting
If you’ve been a victim of gun violence, you may experience both physical and emotional suffering. Some of this suffering may require expensive medical bills, rehabilitation, and more out-of-pocket costs. As such, it’s absolutely vital to seek an apartment shooting lawyer in Memphis, TN to help you recover costs for:
- Medical bills
- Emergency room visits
- Surgeries and follow up treatment
- Extended hospital stays
- Rehabilitation
- Emotional trauma
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of income
- Funeral expenses in wrongful death
Our attorneys at Patterson Bray PLLC can help you do just that.
Contact Our Apartment Shooting Lawyer Memphis, TN
An apartment shooting is a terrible thing. In addition to the physical consequences, you may experience emotional suffering that makes it difficult to feel safe in your home. Your apartment complex owner has a legal responsibility to provide reasonable security accommodations.
If you’ve been the victim of an apartment shooting and feel your landlord did not maintain a safe property, you may be entitled to damages. Now is the time to contact our Memphis, TN apartment shooting lawyers at Patterson Bray PLLC for a free consultation about your case.
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