Landlord Not Liable to Window Washer Hired by Tenant

April 1, 1995

LVT Number: 9580

Window washer sued landlord cooperative corporation after being injured while washing tenant's windows. The trial court ruled partially in window washer's favor and landlord appealed. The appeals court reversed and ruled for landlord. Window washer couldn't maintain a claim against landlord without any proof that tenant acted as landlord's agent in hiring him or that landlord had required or permitted window cleaning or had any knowledge of the work.

Window washer sued landlord cooperative corporation after being injured while washing tenant's windows. The trial court ruled partially in window washer's favor and landlord appealed. The appeals court reversed and ruled for landlord. Window washer couldn't maintain a claim against landlord without any proof that tenant acted as landlord's agent in hiring him or that landlord had required or permitted window cleaning or had any knowledge of the work. And the construction safety law applied only to cleaning related to building construction, demolition, or repair work; it didn't apply in this case.

Brown v. Christopher Street Owners Corp.: 620 NYS2d 374 (1995) (App. Div. 1 Dept.; Ellerin, JP, Kupferman, Rubin, Nardelli, JJ)

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