Your landlord is not automatically responsible. Generally, the person(s) who have garde/custody of the area where you fell would be responsible for the condition of the area. Often times this is the landlord, but it might be someone else and sometimes more than one person might have garde/custody. Garde/custody of the area does not make one automatically responsible but instead places obligation on him, however, other factors to consider would be who/what caused the hole to form, how long the hole was in existence, whether or not there was appropriate warnings, and whether or not you knew/should have know of the hole's existence. This response is a general response and I would recommend that you speak to an attorney if you have more specific questions as each situation is different.
Answered on Mar 05th, 2014 at 4:08 PM