Landlord Not Liable for Building Fire

May 31, 1999

LVT Number: 13311

Tenant sued landlord, village, and another tenant for negligence after the apartment building where he lived was destroyed by fire. All claimed they weren't responsible for the fire and asked the court to dismiss the case. The court ruled in favor of landlord, the other tenant, and the village. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant didn't submit any admissible proof that landlord or other tenant had caused the fire. And the village couldn't be responsible unless there was a special relationship between tenant and the village.

Tenant sued landlord, village, and another tenant for negligence after the apartment building where he lived was destroyed by fire. All claimed they weren't responsible for the fire and asked the court to dismiss the case. The court ruled in favor of landlord, the other tenant, and the village. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant didn't submit any admissible proof that landlord or other tenant had caused the fire. And the village couldn't be responsible unless there was a special relationship between tenant and the village.

Miner v. Village of Ilion: 685 NYS2d 511 (2/10/99) (App. Div. 4 Dept.; Green, JP, Pine, Wisner, Pigott, Callahan, JJ)

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