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    johndoe101 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    May 1, 2009, 05:41 PM
    Can I sue my landlord
    I fell on my wooden steps their is no co on the place at all I was walking and the steps came out I fell I was houlding a 1 year old babby that is okbut I'm still in a lot of pain
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    May 1, 2009, 05:47 PM

    Hello john:

    Sure you can sue. Go visit a lawyer tomorrow.

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    May 1, 2009, 05:50 PM

    If you can prove the landlord knew there was a problem with the stairs and did nothing about it, then you have case. Otherwise probably not.

    You should, however, file a claim with the LL's insurance.
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