Best course of action for accident in rental apt??

You don't say where you live and laws vary from place to place.

But--I would report this to the landlord asap. (How can you wait so long in the winter without freezing?) Whether the landlord is responsible to fix the window or whether you are depends on your lease and the laws where you live.

As for the medical bills, your "guest" should inform the landlord and ask for the property liability insurance information. Your guests should be able to make a claim against that insurance for injuries that occur on the property. Your BF doesn't have to be on the lease to make this claim.

This answer is based on your limited facts and may be completely wrong depending on where you live and the terms of your lease. But generally, this how things work in the US.

Depending on what your out-of-pocket expenses are, you could take the landlord or the responsible party to small claims court. If you would feel better contacting an attorney, you can take that route as well. There may have been a defective window and since the owner of the building is responsible for its safe upkeep, they are responsible for any injuries caused by the lack of upkeep.

Definitely tell your landlord about the accidental breakage, and how it happened. He should have a responsibility to fix it. As for the boyfriend, he wasn't there with the landlord's consent, was he? Does your lease allow you to have sleep-over male companions?...Anyways, do YOU have renter's liability ins? You could be liable for his medical bills (if he chose to pursue seeking compensation.) It's like a homeowner being liable for anyone that gets injured on his property, whether invited, or not...like salesmen, etc. I have known of burglars suing their victims for being injured during a break-in...and winning the suit. Be careful, and informed when getting into situations where you could be held liable.

Good Luck ! Hope it works out and that your bf gets along OK.

Typically, personal medical insurance helps to avoid long, drawn-out lawsuits to establish liability. Only if no option of medical insurance exists do you have any chance of suing for recovery. Window frame damage is not common and would help the case, but only if you have pictures and professional testimony to show that the damage occurred from outside causes.

Get a Personal Injury Lawyer. If your boyfriend didn't stay there, and came to fix the window, he was acting in the best interest of the owner. Injury occured in the act of a deed of good faith - you should seek compensation for his injuries. I'm not sue happy, but that woiuld have happened to whomever tried to fix it.

Your boyfriend should not have opened the window. You should have contacted your landlord immediately. You need to contact a lawyer and get some advice, some will give a first time free council for a limited time limit. Your boyfriend will probably have to pay his own bill because he took it upon himself to open the window.

you can notify the complex however they probably won't do anything but repair the window. Also you can just say he was visiting. Don't mention him staying over they will try to evict you or something especially it they feel you might sue. Good Luck!

You are responsible, it occured in your apartment.

You would have to prove your landlord was negligent, to have any kind of case against him.

When you rented the apartment, you assumed all liability for accidents that occured in that apartment.

You should have renters insurance.

If you don't, you'll see how well your BF really likes you, after he see's his ER bill.

Because he can easily sue you for the bill.

Alot easier, than you will be able to sue the owner of the apartment.