Roden Law represents people injured on unsafe property in Myrtle Beach and across the Grand Strand — Murrells Inlet, Conway, Surfside Beach, and Pawleys Island, and into Georgetown County. On the Grand Strand, premises liability reaches well beyond a slip-and-fall: it covers hotel and resort negligent security and assaults, pool and water-park hazards, poorly maintained stairwells and balconies, and parking-area dangers. We handle every case on a contingency fee basis: you pay nothing unless we win. Roden Law has recovered more than $300 million for injured clients across Georgia and South Carolina and holds a 4.9-star average from hundreds of client reviews. Call (843) 612-1980 for a free, confidential case review.
Why Choose Roden Law for a Myrtle Beach Premises Liability Claim
Property owners and their insurers fight these cases hard, usually by arguing they had no notice of the hazard or that you were careless. What separates Roden Law is direct attorney involvement — you work with your attorney, not a rotating desk of case managers — and the investigation needed to prove the owner knew or should have known about the danger. Horry County cases are heard at the courthouse in Conway.
- No fee unless we win — free consultation and no out-of-pocket cost to start your claim.
- We prove notice — maintenance records, prior-incident reports, and security history that show the owner should have acted.
- Full range of premises claims — slip-and-falls, negligent security, balcony and stairwell hazards, and pool injuries.
Grand Strand Premises Hazards We Handle
The Grand Strand’s tourism and hospitality economy creates a distinct set of dangers our Myrtle Beach attorneys handle:
- Hotel and resort negligent security — assaults in lobbies, parking decks, and on grounds where the property ignored known crime risks.
- Pool and water-park injuries from inadequate barriers, slippery decks, and poor supervision.
- Balcony, stairwell, and walkway falls at oceanfront hotels and rental properties from defective railings and poor maintenance.
- Restaurant and retail falls along the US-17 tourist corridor from wet floors and uneven surfaces.
- Short-term-rental and condo hazards that owners and management companies failed to fix.
South Carolina Premises Liability Law You Should Know
Two questions decide most South Carolina premises cases. The first is your status on the property: an invitee (such as a hotel guest or customer) is owed ordinary care, while a licensee and a trespasser are owed less — the framework comes from Sims v. Giles. The second is notice: you generally must show the owner knew, or should have known, about the hazard and failed to fix it. For negligent security claims — a major issue at Grand Strand hotels and resorts — South Carolina applies the balancing test from Bass v. Gopal to decide whether a crime was foreseeable. One critical wrinkle: if the property owner is a government entity — a city, county, SCDOT, or public housing — the South Carolina Tort Claims Act caps damages ($300,000 per person / $600,000 per occurrence) and bars punitive damages. Against a private owner there is no cap on compensatory damages, the injury statute of limitations is three years (S.C. Code § 15-3-530), and the 51% comparative-fault rule applies. Learn more from our premises liability overview, our SC premises liability settlement value guide, and our SC slip-and-fall settlement value guide.
