Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida
If a Landlord has been made aware that a Tenant's child has been arrested for assaulting two people in the neighborhood (within 1 mile of leased property) in two separate incidences and does not evict the Tenants, can the Landlord be sued for damages if his Tenant�s child assaults another person?
2 Answers from Attorneys
I do not think so. What does this have to do with renting an apartment? Unless there is a breach of the rental agreement, there would be no good reason to evict a tenant.
Unlikely but an imaginative theory of recovery. I think the case fails because there is no proximate cause between the landlords failure to evict and the victims injuries. The criminal, intentional conduct of the tenant would probably break the causal connection. The real claim is against the criminal although I'm sure he is not collectable. You may want to file a Victims Of Crime claim to get your medical and wage loss paid.
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