The court will consider whether the claimant has shown the elements of property owner negligence. The court will consider additional factors, as well, including: The property’s location and whether most visitors access it in the same way the plaintiff accessed the property. Whether the property owner or possessor knew or had reason to know that the hazard existed. The likelihood of the particular hazard causing an injury. If the slip and fall accident occurred because of some unforeseeable circumstance, the court will prove less likely to find liability on the part of the property owner, as he or she may have had no reason to believe that the hazard could cause injury. The difficulty in trying to mitigate the risk. Some hazards prove particularly difficult to mitigate, requiring more time or money than the property owner has. If you sustained injuries due to a hazard that the property owner knew about but found too difficult to repair, you must next consider whether the property owner took steps to warn guests of the hazard, such as cordoning off the area surrounding the hazard or placing a prominent warning sign in the area.