Your Landlord Has a Legal Duty to Keep You Safe.

Yes, if the injury was caused by the landlord's negligence. Landlords have a duty to maintain safe premises, especially in common areas like stairways, parking lots, and laundry rooms. They must fix known hazards and address safety complaints. If they fail to do so and you're injured, they can be held liable.

Landlords are still responsible for certain conditions inside units—structural issues, plumbing that causes water damage, and defects that existed before you moved in. Oklahoma law requires landlords to maintain habitable conditions. If you reported the issue and they failed to fix it, they may be liable.

Prior complaints are excellent evidence. They prove the landlord had actual knowledge of the hazard. We subpoena maintenance request logs and communication records to establish the landlord knew about the danger and failed to act. This strengthens both negligence and notice elements of your claim.

Yes, under negligent security theories. If the complex has a history of crime and the landlord failed to provide adequate security—broken gates, no security cameras, burnt-out lights—they may be liable for criminal attacks. We investigate crime history and security measures to establish foreseeability.

You can recover medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and relocation costs if you need to move due to uninhabitable conditions. In cases of gross negligence, punitive damages may be available. If a family member died due to the landlord's negligence, wrongful death damages apply.

Most liability waivers in Oklahoma residential leases are unenforceable. Oklahoma law protects tenants from landlord negligence regardless of lease language. Courts routinely strike down provisions that attempt to waive landlord liability for their own negligence. Don't assume your lease bars your claim.