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THE STORM-IN-PROGRESS RULE DOES NOT APPLY TO WATER INSIDE A BUILDING TRACKED IN DURING A RAIN STORM (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, in a full-fledged opinion by Justice Taylor, clarified and reiterated the principle that the storm-in-progress rule does not apply to tracked-in water inside a building:

… [T]his Court has not expanded the storm in progress rule to include hazards that have been tracked-in to interior spaces … , and we decline [defendant property owner’s] invitation to do so. A property owner’s efforts to remove tracked-in hazards during an ongoing storm are simply not subject to the same exigencies as when removing exterior hazards. In other words, removing tracked-in hazards during an ongoing storm is not a fruitless endeavor, and therefore the suspension of a property owner’s duty of care with respect to such hazards is not justified.

Rather, tracked-in conditions from a storm in progress are to be treated by the principles governing premises liability generally … . Rowland v Brooklyn Hosp. Ctr., 2026 NY Slip Op 02861, Second Dept 5-6-26

Practice Point: The storm-in-progress rule does not apply to water inside a building tracked in during a rain storm.​

 

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