Van Liew v. Heights Management Co.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan M. Kenney, J.), entered February 22, 2012, which denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment dismissing the complaint.

Plaintiff, a tenant in a building owned and managed by defendants, was assaulted by an intruder who gained access to the building when she opened the door for him and he subsequently pushed his way into her apartment while she was attempting to lock her deadbolt. The complaint should have been…