Would my landlord be responsible for jewelry that was stolen from my apartment because of someone having access to the maintenance guys spare keys?
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Would my landlord be responsible for jewelry that was stolen from my apartment because of someone having access to the maintenance guys spare keys?
My landlord allows the maintenance guy to have spare keys to all the apartments. The spare keys are kept in the maintenance guys apartment. Someone recently got access to those keys and took the set of keys to my apartment.Someone entered my apartment and stole jewelry from me using the maintenance guys spare key. Is my landlord responsible for replacing my jewelry that was stolen?
Asked on August 27, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Florida
Answers:
david slater / david p.slater, esq.
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If you can prove what you are claiming, it sounds like you have valid negligence claim against the LL and maintenace man.
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