Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
I have a premise liability lawsuit against a company that owns a property. After filing my lawsuit, the company sold the property, and at this writing it will soon be demolished. Question: does the lawsuit have to be settled prior to the building being demolished?
1 Answer from Attorneys
No, What happens to the building is basically irrelevant to the lawsuit. What matters is the condition of the property that led up to the damages, not what happens to it after. It also doesn't matter that it was sold. Liability belongs to the owner at the time of the harm. Who owns it later doesn't matter. Liability stays with the party responsible for the premises at the time.
The only thin you need to be concerned about is obtaining any investigation or inspection of the property you may need to preserve evidence, before it is demolished.
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