LANDLORD'S NEGLIGENCE

Landlord Not Responsible for Injuries to Passerby by Tenant's Dog

August 25, 2022    

An 88-year-old man who was walking outside of landlord's building sued landlord after he fell over and was injured as a result of a tenant’s dog running out of the building and jumping on him. The man...

Was Out-of-Possession Landlord Responsible for Injuries on Building Ramp?

August 24, 2022    

An individual sued landlord for negligence after he slipped and fell due to a claimed unreasonable accumulation of moss, algae, or other plant growth on an exterior ramp at the apartment building landlord owned....

Occupant's Estate Sues Landlord and Its Security for Wrongful Death After Shooting

July 21, 2022    

The estate of a deceased apartment occupant sued landlord and its building security provider for wrongful death after the occupant was shot to death by attackers in 2014 on the 17th floor of landlord's apartment...

Landlord Not Responsible for Trip-and-Fall on Cardboard Box

June 27, 2022    

A pedestrian sued landlord NYCHA after falling over a cardboard box near the walkway of landlord's building. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that it followed a reasonable cleaning routine...

Landlord Not Responsible for Her Son's Attack on Tenant's Boyfriend

June 16, 2022    

Tenant's boyfriend was injured during an altercation with tenant's brother that occurred on the stairway outside tenant's apartment. The boyfriend then sued landlord, who lived in the building's...

Tenant Sues Landlord After Chemicals Discharged from Air Conditioner

June 16, 2022    

Tenant sued landlord, along with its contractor that did certain pointing and brick replacement work on the building exterior, to recover damages for personal injuries. She was injured one day in March 2013 when...

Tenant's Housekeeper Claims Landlord Responsible for Trip-and-Fall from Elevator

May 25, 2022    

Tenant's housekeeper sued landlord and elevator company, claiming that she suffered injuries due to a misleveled elevator. The housekeeper alleged that, as she walked out of the elevator in the building, her foot...

Pedestrian Injured by Falling Lounge Chair Can Sue Absentee Tenants for Negligence

March 28, 2022    

A pedestrian sued a building's condominium corporation and apartment tenants after she was struck by a lounge chair that fell from the terrace of the 12th-floor penthouse apartment. Tenants asked the court to...

Did Lack of Staircase Handrail Cause Tenant's Injuries?

February 18, 2022    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she fell down an exterior staircase of her apartment building. Tenant claimed that she fell because the staircase was dark, there was no handrail, and there was garbage on...

Is NYCHA Responsible for Tenant's Burn Injuries from Heating Pipe?

February 15, 2022    

Tenant's family sued landlord NYCHA, after a now deceased tenant was burned when he came into contact with a heating pipe in his apartment that was between 218 and 235 degrees Fahrenheit. When NYCHA asked the...

Landlord Not Responsible for Attack on Tenant in Building

July 27, 2021    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she was assaulted by a masked and hooded man in the 20th floor corridor leading to her apartment. Landlord managed the building. Tenant claimed that the building's front...

Conviction of Landlord Who Caused Building Explosion, Death, and Injury Upheld

July 26, 2021    

In 2015, two people were killed and 13 injured in the explosion of an unauthorized gas line rigged between two apartment buildings. The landlord and his general contractor were convicted in criminal court on multiple...