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No Liability for Out-of-Possession Landlord—No “Significant Structural Defect” and No Code Violation

The First Department determined the out-of-possession landlord could not be held liable for an accident which occurred on a spiral staircase in a restaurant which connected a basement prep kitchen to the main-floor kitchen.  The staircase was not a “significant structural defect” and did not violation any provision of the NYC Administrative Code:

Liability does not lie against defendant out-of-possession landlord because the claimed riser, tread and handrail violations were not significant structural defects … . The staircase was not an “interior stair” as defined in § 27-132 of the NYC Administrative Code …. . Nor were the claimed violations of former §§ 27-127 and 27-128 specific statutory safety provisions that may serve as predicates for defendant landlord’s liability … . It is therefore immaterial whether landlord had notice of the allegedly dangerous condition or retained a right to reenter … . Podel v Glimmer Five LLC, 2014 NY Slip Op 03635, 1st Dept 5-20-14

 

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