EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — In a recent segment of “Legal Jargon,” legal expert Daniela Labinoti discussed tenants’ rights when injured due to unsafe conditions in rental properties.
Labinoti emphasized that landlords have a duty to maintain safe premises. “If the premises are unsafe, uninhabitable, or they have any defective condition, and the tenant or any other person sustains injuries, then absolutely you can sue the landlord,” she said. Labinoti noted that her firm has handled numerous cases in El Paso County, Texas, where tenants were severely injured due to landlords’ failure to maintain properties.
She stressed that landlords must inspect and maintain their properties to prevent dangerous conditions. “You always have a duty to keep it safe…