Tenant Shot in Building

July 31, 1994

LVT Number: 8967

Tenant was shot in his hallway, and sued landlord for negligently allowing the assailant into the building. Tenant claimed that the front entrance doors weren't secure and that landlord should have known of the crime potential because police statistics reflected a pattern of crime within two to three blocks of his building. Landlord argued that he'd installed a new front entrance door a month before the shooting, and that no crimes had occurred in the building before this. The court ruled for landlord.

Tenant was shot in his hallway, and sued landlord for negligently allowing the assailant into the building. Tenant claimed that the front entrance doors weren't secure and that landlord should have known of the crime potential because police statistics reflected a pattern of crime within two to three blocks of his building. Landlord argued that he'd installed a new front entrance door a month before the shooting, and that no crimes had occurred in the building before this. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant didn't prove there were prior crimes in the building, or that the front door locks were inadequate. Neighborhood crime statistics alone aren't enough to hold landlord responsible.

Rivas v. Parnes: NYLJ, p. 23, col. 6 (7/21/94) (Sup. Ct. Bronx; Targum, J)

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