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Florida Negligent Security Lawyers
Assaulted, robbed, or attacked at an apartment complex, hotel, bar, or parking lot? The criminal bears responsibility — but so may the property owner who knew crime was foreseeable and provided broken gates, dead cameras, dark lots, and no security anyway. Shiner Law Group holds negligent owners accountable statewide, confidentially, with no fee unless we win.
Attacked on Property That Should Have Protected You?
Crime victims are often told their only recourse is the criminal case — but criminal court punishes the attacker; it doesn't compensate the victim. Florida civil law does, through negligent security: when a property owner invites people onto premises where crime is foreseeable, the owner must take reasonable protective measures. Working locks and gates. Adequate lighting. Functioning cameras. Trained staff or security where the risk demands it. When owners skip those measures to save money and someone is attacked, the owner shares liability.
Foreseeability is the heart of these cases: prior crimes on and around the property, police call logs, tenant complaints about broken gates and dark corridors, industry security standards the owner ignored. Florida law also now includes a statutory framework (§ 768.0706) giving multifamily residential owners a presumption against liability if they implement specific security measures — which means these cases increasingly turn on whether the owner actually did what the statute lists. Most didn't.
We handle these claims with the confidentiality and care trauma demands — and we pursue them against apartment operators, hotels, bars, garages, and businesses statewide. You pay nothing unless we win.
No upfront cost, ever. Every case is handled on a strict contingency fee. Call (561) 777-7700 for a free, confidential consultation, available 24/7 from offices across Florida.
Why Crime Victims Choose Shiner
The Property's Records Prove What They Knew. We Get Them.
Camera footage, incident logs, and complaint records disappear or "can't be located" once owners sense a claim. Early legal action preserves the proof. Free, confidential consultation, 24/7.
What to Do After an Attack — Step by Step
The steps you take in the first hours and days can make or break your claim.
Get Safe and Call 911
Your safety and the police report come first. The criminal investigation also creates records your civil claim will use.
Get Medical Care - and Document Everything
Injuries from assaults include invisible ones: concussions, trauma, PTSD. Treatment protects you and creates the record.
Photograph the Security Failures
The broken gate, burned-out lights, propped door, dead camera - conditions get repaired fast once an incident occurs.
Identify Witnesses and Prior Victims
Neighbors and employees often know about prior incidents and long-ignored complaints.
Preserve Communications
Your lease, complaints to management, and any responses - notice is the heart of these cases.
Call Shiner Law Group - Confidentially
(561) 777-7700. We preserve footage and records immediately and handle everything with discretion. Free consultation, 24/7.
Florida Negligent Security Law: Foreseeability and the New Framework
These cases turn on what the owner knew — and what the law now expects owners to do about it.
The Duty
Property owners owe lawful visitors reasonable protection from foreseeable criminal acts. Foreseeability is proven with prior crimes on and near the property, police call histories, and complaints the owner ignored.
The Failures
Liability follows from unreasonable security given the known risk: broken gates and locks, inadequate lighting, non-functioning cameras, no security presence where the risk demanded one, and untrained or absent staff.
The Multifamily Presumption (§ 768.0706)
Florida law gives apartment and multifamily owners a presumption against liability only if they implement a specific package of security measures — lighting, locks, cameras, assessments, and training. Owners who didn't complete the checklist don't get the shield. Analyzing compliance is now step one in every apartment attack case.
Where Negligent Security Claims Arise
These claims follow properties that concentrate people and ignore known risks.
We investigate the property's crime history, security budget, and complaint records — the paper trail owners hope no one requests.
Apartment Complexes
Broken gates, dark breezeways, and crime histories management knew by heart
Hotels & Motels
Key control failures, unmonitored access, and attacks on guests
Bars & Nightclubs
Overserving, untrained security, and violence that was entirely predictable
Parking Lots & Garages
Dark, camera-free structures where attacks happen in minutes
Shopping Centers & Stores
Known-risk locations that cut security staffing anyway
ATMs & Gas Stations
Late-night targets owners left unlit and unwatched
Harms We Represent
- Injuries from assault and battery
- Gunshot and stabbing wounds
- Injuries from robbery and carjacking
- Sexual assault on unsafe premises
- Traumatic brain injuries
- PTSD, anxiety, and psychological trauma
- Wrongful death of attack victims
What Can You Recover?
Medical Expenses
Emergency care, surgery, hospitalization, rehabilitation, medication, and future medical needs
Lost Wages
Income lost during recovery plus reduced future earning capacity
Pain & Suffering
Physical pain and emotional distress — the human cost of the injury
Loss of Enjoyment of Life
The activities, hobbies, and independence your injuries take away
Wrongful Death Damages
Lost support, companionship, and mental pain and suffering for surviving families
Punitive Damages
Available for gross negligence — and easier to plead after Florida's 2026 Perlmutter decision
How Property Owners Fight These Claims — and How We Answer
Owners and insurers defend security cases aggressively — because the exposure is real. The playbook is predictable.
Quick, Low Offers
An early check before the full extent of your injuries and future care is known
Recorded Statements
Friendly calls that lock in your account and look for words to use against you
Shifting Blame
Arguments that you share fault - under Florida’s 50% rule, every point matters
Gaps in Treatment
Missed or delayed appointments recast as proof you were not really hurt
Delay
Slow responses and repeated document requests while bills and pressure build
Disputed Causation
Claims that your injuries came from something other than this accident
Social Media Review
Photos and posts taken out of context to minimize your injuries
Broad Releases
Settlement papers that end every claim - sign nothing before a lawyer reviews it
The most important thing to know: the defense starts building its case before you have spoken to an attorney. Shiner Law Group levels this from day one. Call (561) 777-7700 before giving anyone a statement.
Shiner Law Group — $500M+ Recovered for Injured Floridians
That figure is the aggregate of recoveries across our Florida practice since 2002. Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee future outcomes — what matters is how your case is investigated, valued, and pressed.
across Florida
since our founding
4.9-star average
Why Injured Floridians Choose Shiner Law Group
Real Case Valuation
We calculate all damages — current and future, economic and non-economic — not just the obvious bills. No element of your claim is left on the table.
Leverage That Works
We counter delay tactics and lowball offers with evidence, expert analysis, and the credible threat of trial.
Statewide Presence
Offices across Florida — Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie, Wellington & Orlando — with home and hospital visits anywhere in the state.
No Win, No Fee
Zero upfront cost, no retainer, no consultation fee. Our fee comes from the recovery, so our incentive matches yours.
David Shiner has represented injury victims throughout Florida since 2002, and his firm has recovered more than $500 million for injured clients and their families. Every case is handled on a strict No Win, No Fee basis. Call (561) 777-7700 for a free, confidential consultation.
Serving All of Florida From Offices Across the State
Home and hospital visits available anywhere in Florida. Call (561) 777-7700, available 24/7.
Florida Negligent Security Questions Answered
The person who attacked me was arrested. Why would I sue the property?+
What if my attacker was never caught?+
How do you prove the crime was foreseeable?+
I was attacked at my apartment complex. Does Florida's new law affect my case?+
How much does a Florida negligent security lawyer cost?+
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