Your friend may have a cause of action against the complex. To bring a claim, the at fault party must do something negligent. Negligence here would require the complex to breach a duty of care to your friend, and because of that breach your friend sustains injuries and damages.
For example, if the complex was renovating the roof of the complex and failed to prevent falling materials (herein a brick) and the brick landed on a person causing injuries, the injured party could bring an action against the building.
Please contact me if you would like to discuss this issue further.
John Pomykato, Esquire
Pomykato & Pomykato
Pomykatolaw.com
(617) 423-0001
Answered on Aug 28th, 2013 at 11:51 AM