According to CBS news, doctors specializing in ankle and wrist injuries can expect an increase in business by 20-30% the days following a snow storm. [i] Many of these injuries are preventable. New Jersey law has established laws to protect and compensate those injured as a result of any icy sidewalk.
A commercial property owner has a duty to maintain his property. This duty includes the removal of snow or ice on the adjacent sidewalk. [ii] This duty includes taking reasonable steps to reduce the danger within a reasonable time after acquiring actual or constructive notice of the presence of a hazardous accumulation of snow or ice. [iii] Thus, the commercial property owner has a duty to put the sidewalk in a “reasonably safe condition.” [iv] Failure of this duty will result in liability. [v]
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