Matute v. New York City Housing Authority

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Genine Edwards, J.), dated July 1, 2015. The order denied the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

In October 2003, the plaintiff, an infant, allegedly sustained injuries from exposure to lead-based paint while residing in an apartment of a multiple dwelling owned by the defendant, New York City Housing Authority. At the time, the defendant was aware that the plaintiff, then two years old, resided in the apartment. Thereafter, the plaintiff, by her mother and…