Property Damage and Falls: When Things Go Wrong

As all real estate professionals know, it’s difficult to predict what bumps in the road may arise while a property is being marketed for sale. Even in the seemingly benign scenario of a vacant residential or commercial property, someone – be it a potential buyer, an agent, a vendor, a landscaper, or anyone else who may find themselves on the property – could be injured, or the property could be damaged or destroyed through fire, vandalism, theft, or a variety of other risks too numerous to list. Understandably, if an ongoing business is being operated on the property, the possibilities are almost endless.