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Slip and Fall Claims | Serving Florida<\/p>

Hurt in a Slip and Fall in Florida? Start With These Steps<\/h1>

A plain-language guide from CHG Personal Injury Lawyers to protecting your health, your evidence, and your options after a fall on someone else's property.<\/p>

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By CHG Lawyers \u00b7 Published October 21, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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If you slipped, tripped, or fell on someone else’s property in Florida and got hurt, you may have a claim against the property owner. A claim may exist when a dangerous condition caused the fall and the owner knew about it, or should have found and fixed it. This page explains how that works, what to do in the first days, and the deadlines that apply.<\/p>\n

Many people hurt in a fall never hear the words “premises liability.” They just know they’re in pain, missing work, and facing bills. If you were hurt in a fall on someone else’s property, a lawyer can review the facts with you and talk through what happens next.<\/p>\n

When a Fall on Someone Else’s Property May Support a Claim<\/h2>\n

A fall on someone else’s property may support a claim when a hazard caused the fall and the owner should have fixed it.<\/p>\n

Picture this. A woman walks into a grocery store on a rainy afternoon. The floor just inside the door is wet. There’s no mat and no warning sign. She slips, lands hard on her hip, and can’t get up without help.<\/p>\n

Her injuries are real, even if no one else saw the fall. She may need treatment, miss weeks of work, and watch the bills keep coming.<\/p>\n

Under Fla. Stat. \u00a7 768.0755<\/a>, if a person slips and falls on a transitory foreign substance in a business establishment, the injured person must prove that the business had actual or constructive knowledge of the dangerous condition and should have taken action to remedy it. For a slip on a wet floor in a business, Florida has a specific statute. Fla. Stat. \u00a7 768.0755<\/a> says the injured person must prove the business had actual or constructive knowledge of the dangerous condition and should have acted to fix it.<\/p>\n

Constructive knowledge means the business should have known. The statute says this can be shown if the condition lasted long enough that ordinary care would have caught it, or if it happened so often that it was foreseeable.<\/p>\n

Falls range from bruises to broken bones, back and neck injuries, and head injuries. Severity shapes how a claim is evaluated, but the facts of the fall come first.<\/p>\n\n

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If you slipped, tripped, or fell on someone else's property in Florida and got hurt, you may have a claim against the property owner. Talk it through with our team — the first consultation is free, confidential, and carries no obligation.<\/p>

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What to Do in the First Hours and Days After a Fall<\/h2>\n

Get medical care right away, and follow your doctors’ instructions.<\/p>\n

Some injuries, including concussions and soft-tissue injuries in the back and neck, may not show symptoms for hours or days. Being seen early creates a record of what happened and when. Treatment decisions belong to you and your doctors.<\/p>\n

Tell the manager or owner what happened, and ask for an incident report. Keep a copy of anything you sign.<\/p>\n

Gather what helps later:<\/p>\n