LANDLORD'S NEGLIGENCE

Tenant Fell Through Defective Floorboards

March 20, 2014    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence. She was injured when floorboards broke on the porch of her apartment building. Landlord claimed that he wasn't responsible for tenant's injuries and asked the court to...

Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Slip and Fall

March 20, 2014    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she slipped and fell down the building's staircase. The court granted landlord's request to dismiss the case without a trial. Tenant appealed and lost. Landlord...

Tenant Slipped and Fell on Snow in Front of Building

March 19, 2014    

Injured tenant sued landlord NYCHA after she slipped and fell in snow outside the apartment building. The court ruled for landlord without a trial. Tenant appealed, and the case was reopened. There were genuine...

Tenant Claims Landlord Responsible for Slip and Fall

March 19, 2014    

Tenant sued landlord after she slipped and fell going down the stairs in her apartment building. Landlord claimed that it wasn't responsible for tenant's injuries and asked the court to dismiss the case...

Landlord Affiliate Not Responsible for Injury in Apartment

January 15, 2014    

Tenant's home health care worker sued tenant, landlord cooperative corporation, unit owner, the building's managing agent, and the managing agent's affiliated company for damages after she was injured in...

Stairway from Sidewalk to Basement Didn't Require Handrails

January 14, 2014    

Commercial tenant's employee sued landlord and its storefront commercial tenant for damages after he slipped and fell on a stairway leading from sidewalk doors into the building basement. A conveyor belt to the...

Tenant's Child Burned After Radiator Cover Removed

January 13, 2014    

Tenant sued landlord for damages based on injuries suffered by her 3-year-old child. Tenant claimed that the child's face and hand came into contact with a baseboard radiator near the child's bottom bunk bed...

Landlord May Be Responsible for Trip on Step

December 16, 2013    

A visitor to landlord's building sued landlord after she overstepped a step at the building entrance and fell. The visitor claimed that the length of the step in relation to the door was insufficient. Landlord...

No Proof of Defects in Lobby Floor or Carpet

December 16, 2013    

Tenant sued landlord for damages after she was injured in her apartment building. Tenant tripped and fell on a recessed vestibule carpet in the lobby. The carpet was set and glued into a shell and surrounded by a...

Tenant Fell from Paint Bucket Used as Step Stool

December 16, 2013    

Tenant sued landlord for damages after she was injured in her apartment. Tenant fell after a paint bucket she was using as a step stool tilted over. Tenant claimed that this was caused by an uneven condition of her...

Tenant Fell on Broken Step

December 16, 2013    

Tenant sued landlord NYCHA for damages after he was injured at landlord's building. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed, and the case was reopened. Although...

Super Improperly Installed A/C in Tenant's Apartment

November 18, 2013    

Landlord sued tenant for damages of $6,000 and one month's unpaid rent after an air conditioner fell from tenant's fifth-floor apartment window and through a lower-floor skylight. The court ruled for landlord...