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Criteria for Abutting Property Owner’s Liability for Accumulated Snow and Ice on a Sidewalk (In the Absence of a Statute or Ordinance) Explained

The Second Department explained the liability of an abutting property owner for accumulated ice and snow on a sidewalk.  The slip and fall in this case occurred before NYC Administrative Code 7-210 imposed liability on abutting property owners:

“In the absence of a statute or ordinance, an owner or lessee of property abutting a public sidewalk may be held liable where it undertook snow and ice removal efforts which made the naturally-occurring conditions more hazardous'” … . Here, [defendant]  made a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against him on the ground that neither he nor anyone acting in his behalf performed snow removal at the premises, and that he was not liable for any actions his tenants may have taken with respect to the sidewalk … . Harris v City of New York, 2014 NY Slip Op 08319, 2nd Dept 11-26-14

 

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