The Second Department exercised its discretion to hear an appeal which had been dismissed for failure to perfect and affirmed the dismissal of the complaint. Defendants owned and occupied a single-family residence. Therefore, pursuant to the Administrative Code of the City of New York, defendants were not responsible for maintaining the sidewalk abutting the property:
On February 20, 2008, the injured plaintiff allegedly tripped and fell on a sidewalk abutting the defendants’ property. The defendants established their prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that the subject property was a single-family residence, that it was owner occupied, and that it was used solely for residential purposes (see Administrative Code of City of NY § 7-210[b]), thus exempting them from liability pursuant to Administrative Code of the City of New York § 7-210(b) for the alleged failure to maintain the sidewalk abutting their property … . Saunders v Tarsia, 2015 NY Slip Op 00352, 2nd Dept 1-14-15