The answer is that maybe you have a case. In Florida, there is a body of law called negligent security law. The basic idea is that if a landowner or occupier of property has notice of crimes in the area and does not have sufficient security for that, they can be liable for negligent security. Thus, even though a third person who is not party to the lawsuit (the criminal who committed the crime), the landowner is being found civil liable for the negligence of not having sufficient security.
If you have been the victim of a crime and believe that the landowner or occupier of the property did not have sufficient security, please feel free to contact Drucker Law Offices.
