Tenant sued landlord after she slipped and fell when she stepped on a wet grate next to the building entrance. After pretrial questioning, landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled...
Tenant slipped and fell out of a window in her apartment located in Townsend Park Homes and fell five stories. She sustained serious injuries. Tenant then sued landlord for negligence, claiming that the fall was...
New York's highest court issued a combined ruling on two cases where tenants were killed in apartment buildings by intruders intent on revenge. In Scurry v. NYCHA, the estate of tenant Bridget Crushshon...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she slipped and fell on water in the vestibule between the outer and inner entrance doors of her apartment building as she entered the building. The accident occurred on Dec...
Tenant sued landlord building owner, as well as the building's management company, claiming that she suffered personal injuries caused by a water leak in her apartment bathroom in September 2018. Tenant claimed...
Tenant sued landlord for personal injuries after an accident where he walked into his apartment bathroom and the floor collapsed, causing him to fall into the boiler room below. Tenant asked the court to rule in his...
A visitor to the owner's property sued the owner for damages due to injuries sustained when the owner's dog attacked him and, while retreating from the dog, he fell down the front steps of the owner's...
Suffolk County tenant sued landlord after he was injured in landlord's building due to a defect in the interior flooring. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that it was an out-of-possession...
A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier sued landlord in 2016 after he was bitten by tenant's dog while delivering the mail. The mailman claimed that landlord was strictly liable for his injuries. After pre-trial...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence, claiming that she was injured in her apartment by dangerous "drug fumes" coming from a neighbor's unit. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without trial....
Tenant sued landlord for negligence. She was injured when she fell down a darkened stairwell in her senior apartment complex during a power outage, and broke both of her arms. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the...
In 2014, police officer Guerra entered a NYCHA building after observing smoke coming from the 13th floor. Officer Guerra and his partner were soon overcome by smoke and collapsed. Firefighters rescued them and took...
