Like cops, lots of complaints right up until you need one. Wife tripped on sidewalk in area where I documented 11 trip hazards in excess of 1.5" in less than a mile of sidewalk. Messed up wrist and elbow on her dominant arm, two weeks before we leave for Machu Piccu. Private roads with public access. Obviously not inspected or maintained. ADA violations, trip hazards, stop bars and crosswalk striping severely degraded or missing. Pattern of neglect. Fortunately no bones, CT scan for nerve/ligament damage pending.
So it would be the homeowners association correct? I'm assuming the actual developer and contractor are long gone.
Did you inform the Association of the hazard? And, be prepared to answer the question of, of the hazard was so prevalent and know to you guys,what precautions did you take when approaching the hazard?
commercial POA. Sadly, developer that still owns some undeveloped tracts in the POA is one of our clients. The design and construction was proper but like so many others, the POA hasn't done the required maintenance
Not an attorney but I will throw in my 2 cents worth. In Orange County there were certain things we would not allow on the sidewalk if it was part of the right of way. Any sidewalks on private property were exempt from these regulations. An example would be wooden expansion joint. You could use any expansion joint material on your portion of your driveway but wood was not allowed in the approach. The logic behind that was Orange County was sued once by a lady who got a wooden splinter under her toenail from 1x4 wood joint in a driveway approach. There was an exception to that rule. In a gated community the HOA is responsible for the sidewalk.
Not always. Where we now live, residents are responsible for sidewalk/swale maintenance in front of their house and CDD or HOA (lawsuit pending) responsible for common areas. Prior residence it was HOA for everything which I prefer.
I have family members who do PI work. Odds are I could get a referral for whatever area you're in Gr8t, if that's something you want. But I'll be pretty useless w/r/t answering questions, as this is not my area of law lol.
Curious if anyone has tried to invest in Arizona PE backed law firms. It’s an interesting trend. Similar to what has happened to medicine. PE ownership in professional services doctors, lawyers, and accountants seems to be good for exits but bad for service quality. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/sma...jmxnebi4s8s2us5&reflink=article_copyURL_share
