If my tenant slips and hurts herself in my unit can she legally sue me?

Answer 1

Anyone can sue anyone else for anything.

Your question is really "Can she win?".

As a general rule you have to do something you shouldn't have done, or not do something you should have done, (an "act or omission") to be liable for someone else's damage.

If she slips because you hadn't fixed a leaky drain and there was a muddy patch where there shouldn't have been one, or because there was an unrepaired hole in a stair, these are 'omissions' that can make you liable. If she slipped because your repair guy had left a hose stretched over the walkway, that's an act, and you can be liable.

If she just slipped for no reason, it's not your fault, and you'll win.

to madjer... the plaintiff in a civil case always pays the court costs when she files the case. If she wins she can add them to the judgment.

The defendant is responsible for his own expenses in defending the case, except in very unusual circumstances where the case is ruled to be malicious and wholly without merit - and the judge, not the jury, makes that call.

Richard

Answer 2

I would guess the answer is yes. Can she win might be the question. If I'm on the jury unless there was a hole in the floor or some such you refused to fix, she'll wind up paying for court cost.