Slip-and-Fall on Ice

May 31, 2006

LVT Number: 18884

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she slipped and fell on ice in front of the building. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial, claiming that it wasn't liable. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Landlord didn't have actual notice or constructive notice of the hazardous condition created by the ice. And enough time hadn't passed since the snow had started, to allow landlord to shovel or sand the sidewalk. So landlord wasn't responsible.

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she slipped and fell on ice in front of the building. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial, claiming that it wasn't liable. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Landlord didn't have actual notice or constructive notice of the hazardous condition created by the ice. And enough time hadn't passed since the snow had started, to allow landlord to shovel or sand the sidewalk. So landlord wasn't responsible.

Lee-Pack v. 1 Beach 105 Assocs., LLC: NYLJ, 5/17/06, p. 34, col. 1 (App. Div. 2 Dept.; Ritter, JP, Luciano, Fisher, Lifson, JJ)

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