Legal Opinion
DeHaza v. 2639 Jerome Avenue Associates
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided May 21, 1999Published
1Opinion of the Court
*637OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Order entered September 12, 1997 reversed, with $10 costs, motion denied and complaint reinstated.
Plaintiffs were assaulted in their Bronx apartment by two intruders, one of whom (Cabreja) was eventually apprehended and convicted of felony charges in connection with the incident. This action against the building owner was based on allegations, inter alia, that the security door to the building was inoperable. While properly recognizing that the extensive history of criminal activity in the building was sufficient to create a triable issue as to whether the incident was…
3Cases cited4 opinions
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- Rivera v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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