An Airbnb rental offers a more private atmosphere than a hotel, with all the amenities of a home, but it is not subject to the same inspections and safety regulations required of hotels. If you were injured in a Los Angeles Airbnb due to the property owner’s negligence, you may be able to recover compensation for your losses through an Airbnb injury claim. Contact the Los Angeles injury attorneys at Martinian Lawyers online to learn more about your legal options. Call (747) 688-9940 now for a free consultation with an experienced Los Angeles Airbnb injury lawyer.
Why Choose Martinian Lawyers?
For over 20 years, Tigran Martinian and the legal team at Martinian Lawyers have been dedicated to injury victim advocacy. We provide the following advantages:
- Our trial experience means your attorney prepares your case as if for court throughout the process, ensuring negotiations for a settlement come from a position of evidence-backed strength
- Our Los Angeles Airbnb injury lawyers combine professional excellence and compassion with aggressive pursuit of the full compensation you deserve
After a free consultation, contingency-based payment allows us to work for you at no cost until after we’ve recovered your compensation.
Common Causes of Airbnb Injuries In Los Angeles, CA
Airbnb property owners and managers have a responsibility not only for basic housekeeping and groundskeeping, but also to make prompt repairs and address safety hazards. Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for property owners and managers to cut corners, postpone repairs, and provide inadequate maintenance. Common causes of Airbnb injuries include the following:
- Slip-and-fall or trip-and-fall hazards
- Staircase accidents
- Pool accidents
- Broken appliances
- Inadequate lighting
- Balcony collapses
- Structural defects and safety code violations
- Inadequate structural security, such as broken locks or gates
- Fires from faulty wiring and/or lack of functioning safety equipment, such as smoke alarms and fire extinguishers
According to Airbnb’s official site, a property owner is responsible for maintaining safe premises, including all areas with guest access.
What Types of Injuries Occur In Los Angeles Airbnb Rentals?
An injury can happen in an instant, but the impacts are often long-lasting and sometimes permanent. Common injuries reported in Airbnb accident claims in LA include:
- Soft-tissue injuries like sprains, strains, tendon damage, and torn ligaments
- Lacerations, abrasions, and contusions
- Neck injuries
- Back injuries
- Fractures
- Head injuries and traumatic brain injuries
- Burns
- Electrocutions
- Spinal cord injuries
Injuries can quickly cause financial anxieties or even hardship, especially when they prevent a return to work, either temporarily or permanently.
Recovering Damages In a Los Angeles Airbnb Injury Case
Airbnb property owners typically carry Airbnb’s Host Protection Insurance against liability claims. After suffering a preventable injury on a host’s property, an injury victim may recover compensation for common injury-related damages such as:
- Past and future medical expenses
- Out-of-pocket costs
- Past and future income loss or diminished future earning ability
- Compensation for pain and suffering
- Catastrophic injury compensation for permanent harm, such as disability, chronic pain, disfigurement, loss of limb, or diminished quality of life
Wrongful death damages may be available for a close, surviving family member if an Airbnb guest dies from a preventable injury on the property. Our experienced team of wrongful death attorneys in Los Angeles can guide you through the legal process of filing a wrongful death claim.
Contact Our Los Angeles Airbnb Injury Attorneys Today
It’s not only dispiriting to suffer an injury while on vacation, but it can also be expensive, requiring hospital care in an unfamiliar city and often changing travel arrangements. In the worst cases, it can have permanent adverse consequences, like scars or disability. Still, Airbnb injury claims are complex and require experienced navigation to prove that the property owner or manager was aware of the injury and failed to take reasonable action in a timely manner, or failed to warn their guests. Call or contact the Los Angeles Airbnb injury attorneys at Martinian Lawyers online for a free consultation so we can begin strategizing your financial recovery while you work on your physical and emotional healing.
