Many people assume that the owner of a property must do everything possible to avoid a visitor from getting injured – this is not entirely true. According to ordinary care, property owners must only give the same reasonable care that an ordinary person would use given the same circumstances. Property owners are responsible for informing visitors of hidden dangers, but not obvious dangers.

Premises liability accidents occur when property owners are negligent – meaning that they either created a hazard or failed to correct an existing condition within a normal amount of time.

Although there are numerous types of premises liability accidents, the most common of all is a slip and fall accident, which can occur anywhere from a public sidewalk to an amusement park. In Arizona, accidents that occur at resorts and golf courses are not uncommon placing visitors in vulnerable situations during a vacation.