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A NOTICE OF VIOLATION FROM THE CITY TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER REGARDING THE DETERIORATED CONDITION OF THE SIDEWALK RAISED A QUESTION OF FACT WHETHER THE CITY HAD WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE SIDEWALK DEFECT (A PROTRUDING METAL BAR) WHICH CAUSED PLAINTIFF’S SLIP AND FALL (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined plaintiff had raised a question of fact whether the city had notice of the condition of the sidewalk which allegedly caused her slip and fall; Plaintiff demonstrated a notice of violation had been issued to the abutting property owner concerning the deterioration of the sidewalk. Plaintiff had alleged she tripped over a metal bar protruding from the sidewalk. The notice of violation raised a question of fact whether that specific defect was encompassed by the notice:

The plaintiff submitted … a Notice of Violation from the Department of Public Works, Office of the Commissioner, to the purported owner of the property abutting the sidewalk on which the plaintiff fell. The Notice of Violation was issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works, the very individual who was statutorily designated to receive written notice of sidewalk defects. The Notice of Violation stated that an inspection, which … found … that “deteriorated and hazardous conditions” existed on the abutting sidewalk. Under the circumstances, the plaintiff raised a triable issue of fact as to whether the City did, in fact, have prior written notice of the alleged defect … . Whether the Notice of Violation “encompassed the particular condition which allegedly caused the subject accident is an issue of fact which should await resolution at trial” … . Douglas v City of Mount Vernon, N.Y., 2024 NY Slip Op 02173, Second Dept 4-24-24

Practice Point: Here a notice of violation issued by the city to the abutting property owner concerning the deteriorated condition of the sidewalk raised a question of fact whether the city had prior written notice of the specific defect, a protruding metal bar, which caused plaintiff’s fall.

 

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