Negligent Security Lawyers in Colorado Springs

When someone is assaulted, robbed, or attacked on another’s property, the person who committed the crime is responsible. The property owner may be responsible too, if it knew or should have known that crime was a real danger there and failed to take reasonable steps against it. That second claim is often the only one that can actually pay for the harm, because the attacker rarely has insurance or money.

What makes an owner responsible

Under Colorado’s Premises Liability Act, a business owes its customers and tenants protection against dangers it knew about or should have known about. The central question in a security case is foreseeability: what the owner knew about crime on or around the property before the attack. Prior incidents, police calls, tenant complaints, and the owner’s own security assessments are the evidence that answers it.

The second question is whether the owner’s response was reasonable for the danger it knew about. That might mean working locks and gates, lighting, cameras that record, security staff, or controlled access. What is reasonable for a convenience store open all night differs from what is reasonable for an office park.

Where these cases arise

• Apartment complexes with broken entry doors, missing locks, dark walkways, or a history of break-ins.
• Hotels and motels that give out room keys carelessly or leave side entrances open.
• Bars and nightclubs where fights were foreseeable and staff didn’t intervene.
• Parking garages and lots without lighting or monitoring.
• Stores, gas stations, and shopping centers with a record of robberies.

Fault shared with the attacker

Colorado law allocates fault among everyone responsible, including the person who committed the crime, even though they aren’t a party to the lawsuit. Property owners use that to argue most of the blame belongs to the attacker. How fault is allocated in these cases can be complicated and affects what can be recovered, so it needs to be addressed from the start.

Criminal cases and your claim

A criminal prosecution of the attacker runs separately from your claim. Records from it can help, but you don’t have to wait for it to end, and the two-year deadline doesn’t pause while it’s pending.

How we handle negligent security claims

We get the police call history for the property, prior incident reports, security contracts, and maintenance records for locks, lights, and cameras. We treat survivors of assault with discretion and handle the case without asking you to retell what happened more often than necessary.