Negligent Security Lawyers in Aventura, Florida

Aventura is a dense city of high-rise residential towers, hotels, and large parking structures, many of which sit empty or lightly used late at night — around the Brightline Aventura Station, in the upper levels of the mall’s garages after closing, and in the garages beneath condo buildings along the water. A broken gate arm, a burned-out light, or a security camera that hasn’t worked in months can turn an otherwise ordinary parking structure into an easy target for someone looking to rob or assault a person walking alone to their car.

Restaurants, hotels, and event venues around the city also rely on valet stands, unattended lobbies, and rear entrances late in the evening, and when those areas aren’t staffed or monitored the way a reasonable property should be, an owner can be held responsible when someone gets hurt because of it, not just the person who committed the crime.

Apartment and condo buildings carry their own obligations. Gated entries that don’t latch, key fob systems that are out of service, or a lobby with no attendant and no working cameras can leave a building’s own residents and visitors exposed to someone who shouldn’t have been able to get in.

Florida law recognizes that a property owner who knows about crime risk on their property, or who should reasonably anticipate it based on the layout and location, has a duty to take reasonable security precautions. When they don’t, and that failure is part of why you were hurt, you may have a claim against the property in addition to whoever attacked you.