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Swimming pools have long been popular for a variety of reasons. Not only do they provide fun on hot summer days, they also provide a sense of status. Pool owners may feel more significant because they own one. Pools can also dramatically increase property value as many people make a pool a requirement for any home that they are considering purchasing. But pools also carry a very serious hazard. That hazard is the potential for drowning to occur in the pool.

Pool owners can be accused of negligence if someone drowns in their pool under certain circumstances. If your loved one drowned in someone’s personal backyard pool because the pool owner failed to take reasonable steps to prevent it from occurring, contact the St. Petersburg personal injury lawyers of Beltz & Ruth, P.A. at 800-931-4369 to discuss the facts of your case with a compassionate legal professional.

If someone owns a pool that may be accessible to a child at any time – even if the pool owners do not have children – the owner can be held responsible if a death occurs. Pool owners should:

• Place childproof fences around the pool
• Provide accessible stairs to get out of the pool

If preventative safety steps such as these are not taken by pool owners, the results can be disastrous.

If you have lost a loved one due to a drowning that occurred in someone else’s swimming pool, contact the experienced St. Petersburg personal injury lawyers of Beltz & Ruth, P.A. by calling 800-931-4369 to learn more about your legal options.