After a slip and fall, the first thing your attorney will look into is who was responsible for the condition of the parking lot. Was the parking lot public property, maintained by the county or city? Or was the lot owned, managed, and maintained by a private individual or business? In general, the person responsible for your slip and fall is the one responsible for maintaining the parking lot. A majority of parking lots are privately owned, which means you will have to deal with a business and that business’s liability insurance provider.