Tenant Tripped on Carpeting Used as Doormat

December 1, 2003

LVT Number: 17024

Tenant sued landlord for negligence. Landlord had taken a leftover piece of hallway carpet and placed it outside the door of tenant's apartment as a doormat. Tenant tripped over the carpet doormat. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled against landlord. Landlord appealed and won. Placing the piece of carpet over the hallway carpet didn't create a dangerous condition in and of itself. And tenant showed no proof that raised any question of fact as to whether the carpet doormat was dangerous.

Tenant sued landlord for negligence. Landlord had taken a leftover piece of hallway carpet and placed it outside the door of tenant's apartment as a doormat. Tenant tripped over the carpet doormat. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled against landlord. Landlord appealed and won. Placing the piece of carpet over the hallway carpet didn't create a dangerous condition in and of itself. And tenant showed no proof that raised any question of fact as to whether the carpet doormat was dangerous.

Mansueto v. Worster: NYLJ, 11/17/03, p. 28, col. 5 (App. Div. 2 Dept.; Santucci, JP, Krausman, Schmidt, Townes, JJ)

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