LANDLORD'S NEGLIGENCE

Condo Unit Owner Can't Sue for Breach of Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment

April 12, 2013    

A condominium unit owner sued the building owner, homeowners association, and the building's board of managers for damages based on negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of quiet enjoyment, and private...

Tenant Injured When Window Sash Fell on Her

February 8, 2013    

Tenant sued landlord and its contractor for negligence. Tenant was injured when a window sash fell on her while she was sitting next to it. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial, claiming that...

Tenant Trips Over Cement Bag in Building Lobby

February 8, 2013    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she tripped, while carrying an infant, over a cement bag that was used to prop open the vestibule door in the building's lobby. Landlord claimed that it wasn't...

Landlord Not Responsible for Visitor's Slip and Fall

February 8, 2013    

Tenant's visitor sued landlord for negligence after he slipped and fell from the second step from the top of a staircase leading down to a basement apartment. The visitor was holding his 2-year-old son at the...

Landlord Not Required to Repair or Replace Tenant's Smoke Detector

January 13, 2013    

Tenant sued landlord for damages after a fire occurred in tenant's apartment. Landlord claimed that it wasn't responsible and asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled for landlord...

Tenant Burned by Water in Shower

January 13, 2013    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after he was burned by water in the shower. Landlord claimed that it wasn't responsible and asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled for landlord....

Tenant Slipped on Ice in Building Parking Lot

January 11, 2013    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she slipped and fell on a patch of ice in the building's parking lot, injuring her ankle. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled...

Tenant Shot in Building Lobby

January 11, 2013    

Tenant's family sued landlord for negligence after tenant was fatally shot in the building lobby by attackers. The family claimed that the attacker gained access due to a negligently maintained lock. The...

Tenant Can File Late Notice of Claim Against NYCHA

December 12, 2012    

Tenant sued the city and NYCHA for negligence after his father slipped and fell on a walkway due to accumulated snow and ice. Tenant asked the court for permission to file a late notice of claim. The court ruled for...

Tenant Doesn't Prove Accumulation of Snow in Slip-and-Fall Case

December 11, 2012    

Tenant sued NYCHA after she slipped and fell when she got out of a taxi and stepped onto a curb in front of landlord's building. Tenant claimed that NYCHA was negligent in failing to properly remove snow ...

Tenant Claims NYCHA Had Duty to Insulate Pipes

December 11, 2012    

Tenant sued landlord after her child's leg was severely burned when it touched an excessively hot and unprotected heating pipe in the apartment kitchen. NYCHA claimed that it had no legal duty to insulate...

Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Slip and Fall on Wet Stairs

November 16, 2012    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence, after slipping and falling on stairs in the building. The court granted landlord's request to dismiss the case withouta  trial. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant's...