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Village’s Actual Notice of a Sidewalk Defect Does Not Override Written Notice Requirement

The Second Department determined that actual notice of a defect in a sidewalk does not override the requirement of written notice. The abutting landowner had notified Village personnel of the defect orally and the Village architect had indicated the defect would be repaired:

The Village established its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by submitting, inter alia, the affidavit of its Village Clerk, who averred that her search of the Village’s records revealed no prior written notice of any hazardous condition on the sidewalk where the accident occurred … . In opposition, the plaintiff and the homeowners failed to raise a triable issue of fact. Their submissions failed to show that the Village affirmatively created the alleged hazardous condition …, or caused the alleged hazardous condition to occur by its special use of the sidewalk …. Actual notice of the alleged hazardous condition does not override the statutory requirement of prior written notice of a sidewalk defect … . Velho v Village of Sleepy Hollow, 2014 NY Slip Op 04916, 2nd Dept 7-2-14

 

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