I am SO sorry to hear what happened.
This is the ugly side of being a landlord - to see what some people are capable of doing. Unfortunately, many of us have been through this kind of thing more than once. It happens in the best of properties- even by tenants who you'd never believe would do it.TAKE PICTURES OF EVERYTHING before you clean up. A picture is worth a thousand words in court.
It's no wonder she fell down the stairs- she probably tripped on some junk. I would go after them anyway. The broken leg is a non-issue and would not be listened to by a judge. That would have to be a separate suit and your ins. co. would squash that. Good luck. Do not say you can not afford an attorney. Too many landlords say that and then let the tenants walk all over them. The fact is you can not afford NOT to have an attorney.
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