Injured at a VTrips Vacation Rental – Can I Sue?
Have you been injured during your stay at a short-term rental managed by VTrips? Do you believe that the accident was caused by the company’s failure to keep the property in a reasonably safe condition? Unfortunately, many vacation properties are not repaired and maintained as well as they should, and as a result, the people renting these units are injured through no fault of their own.
VTrips specializes in the management of homes and apartments, primarily for vacation purposes. Of course, the owner can manage the unit on their own, but there are benefits to hiring a company like VTrips. The owner may have discovered that the human interaction of dealing with renters, especially at odd hours, is just not for them. Then, there are the technical aspects of managing payments and property listings online.
These are just some of the issues that can are handled by VTrips and other Airbnb management companies. However, this arrangement can lead to problems when someone has an accident on the property. Who is responsible in these situations? Is it the owner of the house, or the company that’s in charge of managing the unit on behalf of the owner?
As an accident victim, you may be entitled to monetary compensation if you got hurt at a VTrips vacation rental. However, knowing who to go after and succeeding in a lawsuit can be challenging, so it’s best to contact an experienced Airbnb rental lawsuit attorney. Contact us immediately if you or a loved one was involved in one of these accidents:
- Trip and fall
- Slip and fall
- Ceiling or roof collapse
- Collapsing deck, balcony, or other structure
- Falling objects
- Broken sidewalk or steps
- Assault and battery
- Sexual assault
- Pool / pond accidents, like drownings
- House fires
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Yes, you can file a lawsuit if you were hurt from a dangerous condition at a rental property managed by VTrips. Essentially, your lawsuit is based on negligence, meaning the defendant failed in their duty of care to you as a tenant. However, figuring out who is liable for the injuries you’ve suffered is the hard part when it comes to these lawsuits.
Under the law of premises liability, it’s the owner that is responsible for hazards or lack of security on the property. Thus, if you were renting an apartment, you would file a claim for compensation against your landlord. However, there are rental situations where the owner is not necessarily in charge of managing the property. With VTrips, the owner is paying them to handle certain issues on a day to day basis, meaning they may be the entity that caused or contributed to your accident.
Ultimately, we will need to investigate the cause of your accident and who is responsible for the issue based on the contract between VTrips and their clients. There are other factors that will determine how we proceed with these lawsuits, which is why we must speak with you in person to learn the details of your accident. To schedule a free case evaluation with one of our legal experts, contact the offices of DTLA Law Group.
How Much in Compensation can I Receive from a VTrips Vacation Rental Lawsuit?As someone that was harmed at a VTrips rental property, you can receive anywhere from $15,000 to $10,000,000 from a lawsuit. On average, Airbnb accident injury cases at our law firm are settled for $125,000 to $3,000,000. But there are many individual factors that go into the calculation of a settlement award. For certain people, a settlement of $25,000 to $50,000 is a fair payment amount, but someone else may be awarded $5,000,000 or more due to the extent of their injuries and monetary losses.
Though we are generally talking about physical injuries, you can also file a lawsuit for psychological damage, like emotional distress and pain and suffering. Those who are sexually assaulted, for example, may have relatively minor injuries of a physical nature. However, they may have to deal with serious mental health disorders for the rest of their life, and these can also form the basis for a lawsuit against VTrips.
How Long Do these Cases Take to Settle?Based on similar cases against property management companies, we would say the amount of time to settle a lawsuit against VTrips is 6 to 12 months. However, it’s possible to reach a settlement within a few weeks or months if the other side makes a fair settlement offer. On the other hand, some cases involve prolonged negotiations and additional legal action, which means settling a VTrips injury claim can take 1 to 2 years. If it turns out that your case is tried in court, it can take over 3 years to bring you compensation for the harm you’ve suffered. But it’s very rare that cases go to trial; over 95% of all personal injury lawsuits are settled privately between attorneys and insurance companies.
If you are eligible for monetary damages, you must file an accident claim within 2 years from the date of injury. Now, this can mean the date of the accident, but what if you have a delayed injury that is not discovered right away? In that case, the statute of limitations is 1 year from the date of diagnosis / discovery. Keep in mind that you can choose whichever date comes later, so you may still have a chance to sue Vtrips and/or the property owner for being injured at a vacation rental.
Depending on the exact cause of your injuries, you may have longer than 2 years to file an Airbnb accident injury lawsuit. That’s why it’s essential to contact a premises liability attorney and confirm how long you have for a lawsuit against VTrips.
Free Legal Services for Injury VictimsAn accident always results in monetary losses, and there’s no denying that many people worry about the cost of hiring a lawyer if they were injured at a vacation property managed by VTrips. However, there is no need to worry about legal fees when you become one of our clients. Our attorneys will represent you at no upfront cost under the Zero Fee Guarantee. Once we recover your settlement award, a portion of it will go towards our expenses. And if we don’t win your lawsuit, you pay absolutely nothing.
Hopefully, you will take this opportunity to contact our law firm and speak with a lawyer who can sue VTrips for accidents that are caused by negligence. We look forward to discussing your case during a free initial case review.
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