Research and detail the cooperation or assistance of the premises employees before and after the criminal occurrence on the property. They may deny that there was any criminal activity that led to your client's injury due to fear of losing business, or not b3eing able to security leases on the property. This would be a blatant cover up for monetary reasons, and would leave a negative impression of the property owner in legal negotiations. Obtain as many statements from premises employees as possible regarding policies in reference to crime and what steps were taken when the crime in question occurred. If they did not inform them, attempt to determine why.
P repare a profile on the property owner.
Conduct background research and locate any other properties owned. Conduct background research and locate any other properties owned. Assess the amount of crime on those properties and compare the findings to the property you are targeting. Interview the property owner, if at all possible, though in most cases the owner will be inaccessible. Try to determine if the owner was aware of the high risk of harm associated with crime on the property.