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Is the apartment complex liable
I was visiting someone and I was attacked by a total stranger on the apartment complex grounds. I filed a police report and the person who attacked me was sent to jail. I substained a series of injuries. Upon speaking with others the same person who attacked me attacked someone else for no reason and the apartment complex didn’t do anything about that incident. Can I sure the apartment complex?
Asked on February 11, 2017 under Personal Injury, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
No, you cannot sue the apartment complex for this. A landlord (or, for that matter, a property owner or business) is NOT liable or responsible for the criminal acts of third parties, such as the the actions of either tenants or tenants' guests. The landlord is not the police and it is not their responsibility to act as the police. You can, of course, sue your attacker, if you feel he may have assets (i.e. money or property) from which you can collect a judgment.
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