LANDLORD'S NEGLIGENCE

Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Fall in Laundry Room

April 16, 2015    

Tenant sued landlord after she slipped and fell in the building laundry room. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court and appeals court ruled for landlord and found it wasn't...

Did Faulty Entry Door Locks Cause Attack in Building?

March 19, 2015    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she was attacked in the building by an intruder. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial, claiming that it wasn't responsible. The court ruled...

Maintenance Company Not Responsible for Elevator Accident

February 20, 2015    

Tenant sued landlord and its elevator maintenance repair company for negligence, claiming that he was injured one day when he entered an elevator in the building.  Tenant explained in pretrial questioning that...

Landlord Not Responsible for Boiling Water Spill in Apartment

February 17, 2015    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after her 2-1/2 year-old child was injured by boiling water spilled in the kitchen of tenant's apartment. While she went to the bathroom, tenant had left her three children in...

Landlord Not Responsible for Damage to Tenant's Property by Marshal

February 17, 2015    

Tenant sued landlord for damage due to loss of personal property. Tenant was evicted by a city marshal, who removed her belongings and put them in storage. The court later restored tenant to possession. But tenant...

Tenant Can Sue Landlord Again for Second Slip and Fall

February 14, 2015    

Tenant sued upstate landlord based on injuries she suffered in a slip and fall at her apartment. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial because tenant had signed a release in a prior court...

Landlord Not Responsible for Dog Bite

January 26, 2015    

Tenant's acquaintance sued tenant and landlord after tenant's dog bit the acquaintance on the hand. The court granted landlord's request to dismiss the case as against landlord. The dog was in tenant'...

Landlord Not Responsible for Attack on Tenant in Building

January 20, 2015    

Tenant sued landlord for damages after she was attacked in her apartment building, claiming that landlord provided inadequate building security. Landlord claimed that it wasn't responsible and asked the court to...

Tenant Claims Landlord Responsible for Noisy Neighbor

December 18, 2014    

Tenant-shareholder sued landlord cooperative corporation. She claimed that landlord rented the apartment above her to an individual who caused continuous noise for six months and that landlord took no steps to abate...

Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Death During Heat Wave

December 16, 2014    

Disabled, wheelchair-bound tenant suffered a heat stroke and died in June 2008. His family sued landlord, claiming that landlord was responsible for tenant's death. Landlord was in the process of changing the...

Landlord Not Responsible for Subtenant's Bathtub Injury

November 24, 2014    

Subtenant sued landlord for negligence after he fell while exiting the bathtub in tenant's apartment. He claimed that the water became extremely hot while he was in the shower and he fell when he pulled the...

Tenant Trips and Falls on Ramp Outside Building

November 24, 2014    

Tenant sued landlord after he tripped and fell over a ramp outside landlord's building. The court granted landlord's request to dismiss the case without a trial. Tenant appealed, and the case was...