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EVEN THOUGH THE ALLEGEDLY DEFECTIVE SIDEWALK ABUTTED AN UNDEVELOPED LOT, DEFENDANT WAS ENTITLED TO THE SMALL-PROPERTY EXEMPTION FROM TORT LIABILITY.

The Second Department determined defendant was entitled to the small-property exemption for liability for sidewalk defects in this slip and fall case. Although the sidewalk where plaintiff fell abutted an undeveloped lot, defendant (Manley) demonstrated the lot was part of the residential premises:

In 2003, the New York City Council enacted the Sidewalk Law to shift tort liability for injuries resulting from defective sidewalks from the City to abutting property owners … . This liability-shifting provision, however, does not apply to “one-, two- or three-family residential real property that is (i) in whole or in part, owner occupied, and (ii) used exclusively for residential purposes” (Administrative Code of City of NY § 7-210[b]). The exemption was provided in recognition that it was inappropriate to expose “small-property owners in residence, who have limited resources, to exclusive liability with respect to sidewalk maintenance and repair”… .

Here, in support of her motion, Manley established her prima facie entitlement to the small-property owner exemption. Manley established, prima facie, that the lot abutting the sidewalk where the plaintiff allegedly was injured was part of her residential premises for all practical purposes and that her use of her property qualified in all other respects for the small-property owner exemption. As we have recognized, this exemption is concerned with the ownership and use of the relevant property, not its technical designation … . Manley additionally established, prima facie, that she did not create the alleged sidewalk defect or make special use of the sidewalk and thus could not be held liable under common-law principles … . Johnson v Manley, 2017 NY Slip Op 04259, 2nd Dept 5-31-17

 

NEGLIGENCE (EVEN THOUGH THE ALLEGEDLY DEFECTIVE SIDEWALK ABUTTED AN UNDEVELOPED LOT, DEFENDANT WAS ENTITLED TO THE SMALL-PROPERTY EXEMPTION FROM TORT LIABILITY)/MUNICIPAL LAW (NYC) (EVEN THOUGH THE ALLEGEDLY DEFECTIVE SIDEWALK ABUTTED AN UNDEVELOPED LOT, DEFENDANT WAS ENTITLED TO THE SMALL-PROPERTY EXEMPTION FROM TORT LIABILITY)/SIDEWALKS (MUNICIPAL LAW, NEGLIGENCE, EVEN THOUGH THE ALLEGEDLY DEFECTIVE SIDEWALK ABUTTED AN UNDEVELOPED LOT, DEFENDANT WAS ENTITLED TO THE SMALL-PROPERTY EXEMPTION FROM TORT LIABILITY)/SLIP AND FALL (MUNICIPAL LAW, SIDEWALKS, EVEN THOUGH THE ALLEGEDLY DEFECTIVE SIDEWALK ABUTTED AN UNDEVELOPED LOT, DEFENDANT WAS ENTITLED TO THE SMALL-PROPERTY EXEMPTION FROM TORT LIABILITY)

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