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Knowledge that Water Will Be Tracked In Is Not Constructive Knowledge of a Dangerous Condition—Property Owner Is Not Required to Cover All of the Floor with Mats or Continuously Mop Up Tracked-In Rain

In reversing Supreme Court and granting summary judgment to the defendant, the Second Department noted that knowledge that water might be tracked in when it rains was not sufficient to demonstrate constructive knowledge of a dangerous condition:

The defendants established their prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that they did not create the allegedly dangerous condition of accumulated water on the floor upon which the plaintiff slipped and fell, or have actual or constructive notice of the condition … . In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact. The defendants were not required to cover all of the floor with mats or continuously mop up all moisture resulting from tracked-in rain … . Moreover, “[a]; general awareness that water might be tracked into a building when it rains is insufficient to impute to the defendants constructive notice of the particular dangerous condition” … . Sarandrea v St Charles School, 2014 NY Slip Op 03999, 2nd Dept 6-4-14

 

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