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THERE WAS A QUESTION OF FACT WHETHER THE FORKLIFT ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM A HOLE OR CRACK IN THE SIDEWALK ADJACENT TO THE OUT-OF-POSSESSION LANDLORD’S BUILDING; EVEN OUT-OF-POSSESSION LANDLORDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE ADJACENT SIDEWALK IN A REASONABLY SAFE CONDITION (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined defendant out-of-possession landlord’s motion for summary judgment in this forklift accident case should not have been granted. There was a question of fact whether the forklift struck a hole or a crack in the sidewalk. Under the NYC Administrative Code, an out-of-possession landlord is responsible for maintaining the adjacent sidewalk in a reasonably safe condition:

… [T]he Administrative Code requires owners of real property abutting any public sidewalk to maintain that sidewalk in a reasonably safe condition (Administrative Code § 7-210 …). This duty, on in- and out-of-possession landlords alike, is nondelegable … . The statute does not impose strict liability, and thus a plaintiff must still prove the elements of negligence in order to hold an owner liable … . Administrative Code § 19-101(d) defines “sidewalk” as “that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines” … . If the area where plaintiff’s accident occurred was either inside the premises or at an entrance that was within defendant’s property, the Administrative Code does not apply … . Vargas v Weishaus, 2021 NY Slip Op 06663, First Dept 11-30-21

 

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