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DEFENDANT OUT-OF-POSSESSION LANDLORD WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE STAIRWAY WHERE PLAINTIFF ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED AND FELL (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined defendant in this stairway slip and fall case was an out-of-possession landlord who was not responsible for maintenance of the stairway treads:

Article 7(A)(i) of the lease imposed on Cava [the tenant] the obligation to maintain and repair the nonstructural portions of the demised premises … . The testimonial evidence established that Cava, consistent with its obligations under the lease, assumed responsibility over the subject staircase … . Although the lease granted defendants the right to re-enter to make repairs, the stairway condition was not a significant structural or design defect that was contrary to a specific statutory safety provision … . Kamara v 323 Pas Owner LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op 07296, First Dept 12-22-22

Practice Point: The tenant, pursuant to the lease, had assumed responsibility for maintenance of the stairway where plaintiff fell. The defendant out-of-possession landlord was entitled to summary judgment.

 

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