If you were hurt during a robbery, an assault, or another crime on someone else's property, you're carrying much more than physical injuries. It's a hard thing to make sense of, and it can feel even harder when the place where it happened could have prevented it with something as basic as a working lock, a security camera, or a lit parking lot. What happened to you was not your fault, and you don't have to figure out the next steps on your own.

What Is Negligent Security?

Negligent security is a type of premises liability claim. It holds property owners and managers responsible when their failure to provide reasonable security measures allows a foreseeable crime to occur. The claim is not about excusing the criminal. It is about the separate failure of an owner who could have prevented the harm and chose not to invest in basic safety.

Common Security Failures

These claims often center on preventable failures at apartment complexes, hotels, bars, parking garages, and shopping centers, such as:

• Broken or missing exterior lighting
• Broken locks, gates, or access-control systems
• Too few security personnel given a known history of crime
• Non-functioning or absent security cameras
• Failure to warn tenants or guests about prior crimes on the property

Proving a Negligent Security Case

Two questions sit at the heart of these claims. First, was the crime foreseeable? That is often shown through a history of similar incidents at or near the property, or the crime rate of the surrounding area. Second, would reasonable security, such as working lights, functioning locks, or a guard, likely have prevented the harm? We investigate prior police calls, crime reports, and incident logs, and work with security experts and former law enforcement professionals to answer both.

Trial Lawyers Who Take On Property Owners

Negligent security is among the premises liability cases Todd Poses and Adam Boumel have tried in state and federal court. Winning them takes the willingness to hold large property owners and management companies accountable, and the preparation to prove a crime was both foreseeable and preventable. Most recently, we recovered $575,000 and $400,000 in two negligent security cases. We handle that work directly and keep you informed at every step.

Contact the Negligent Security Attorneys at Poses Boumel Today

It costs nothing to talk to us. Poses Boumel represents injured people and families throughout Florida from our office in downtown Miami, and we serve clients in English and Spanish. Call 305-577-0200 during our listed office hours or leave a message any time, or reach us through the contact form on our website. Your consultation is free and confidential, with no obligation.