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PETITION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A LATE NOTICE OF CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GRANTED IN THIS LEAD-PAINT EXPOSURE CASE; THE PLAINTIFF WAS EXPOSED TO LEAD IN AN APARTMENT OWNED BY THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY (NYCHA), AN ENTITY SEPARATE FROM THE CITY; THEREFORE THE UNDERLYING CLAIM WAS PATENTLY MERITLESS (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the motion for leave to file a late notice of claim in this lead-paint exposure case should not have been granted with respect to the defendant City of New York. Plaintiff alleged exposure to lead in an apartment owned by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) which is a entity separate from the city:

” Ordinarily, the courts will not delve into the merits of an action on an application for leave to serve and file a late notice of claim’ … . However, permission to file a late notice of claim is properly denied where the underlying claim is patently meritless’ …”.

Here, the Supreme Court should have denied the petition on the ground that the claim, insofar as asserted against the City, is patently meritless. “Liability for a dangerous condition on real property must be predicated upon ownership, occupancy, control, or special use of the property” … . It is undisputed that the apartment building in which the infant petitioner resided at the time of his injury was owned and operated by NYCHA, an entity which is separate from the City … . Furthermore, there is no basis for finding that the City owed the infant petitioner a duty based upon a special relationship between them … . Matter of K.G. v City of New York, 2020 NY Slip Op 04943, Second Dept 9-16-20

 

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