Under premises liability laws in California, you can hold the owner of a swimming pool liable in certain circumstances. For example, if the owner of a pool fails to properly fence off the area or fails to properly supervise the area, those are circumstances where you may have a potential case against a swimming pool owner or operator.
Tragically, cases involving swimming pool negligence usually involve the death of a young child and drownings, typically due to failure to properly fence, gate, or monitor small children. In California, a swimming pool is considered a dangerous condition, which means the property owner or landowner has a responsibility to protect people from the dangerous condition or the pool.
This responsibility extends even to someone who would be considered a trespasser, such as a child wandering onto the property. Property owners are responsible for making sure that child is safe, which is why it’s important for folks to fence their swimming pools.
