Tenant Slipped in Hallway

January 1, 1997

LVT Number: 11141

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she slipped and fell in the building's hallway. Tenant claimed there was dog urine in the hallway and that this was an on-going problem that landlord was aware of. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled for landlord, and tenant appealed. The appeals court ruled against tenant. Tenant didn't dispute that the superintendent swept and mopped the hallways every day.

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she slipped and fell in the building's hallway. Tenant claimed there was dog urine in the hallway and that this was an on-going problem that landlord was aware of. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled for landlord, and tenant appealed. The appeals court ruled against tenant. Tenant didn't dispute that the superintendent swept and mopped the hallways every day. Tenant showed only that landlord had a general awareness of a dangerous condition but didn't show how long the specific condition which supposedly caused her fall had existed.

Serrano v. Haran Realty Co.: NYLJ, p. 27, col. 3 (12/12/96) (App. Div. 1 Dept.; Rosenberger, JP, Ross, Williams, Mazzarelli, Andrias, JJ)

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