Florida law grants an injury victim up to four years to file a lawsuit for damages after a slip and fall. However, people should act with urgency after an accident. The party that failed to remedy safety hazards might take action to destroy or alter records pertinent to your claim. For example, a property management company has no obligation to store security camera footage that might have captured your accident. Additionally, the property owner might execute repairs and claim that a hazard does not exist. Immediate medical attention and picture taking at the accident scene are necessary to build a case for compensation. An accident lawyer can send the defendant a Preservation of Evidence letter to halt evidence destruction, but this action needs to happen as soon as possible.