Bronx County Public Administrator v. New York City Housing Authority

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Bertram Katz, J.), entered July 17, 1990, denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff’s decedent stepped into a "puddle” of urine immediately outside the public hallway portion of her front door and sustained an injury. Consequently, decedent commenced the instant action to recover damages against defendant-landlord New York City Housing Authority. To succeed on the claim against defendant, plaintiff must demonstrate that the condition was either created by defendant’s employees…