Juarez v. Wavecrest Management Team Ltd.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Asch, J.
Administrative Code of the City of New York § 27-2013 (h) classifies lead paint in multiple dwelling units where children under seven years old live as a hazardous violation that the owner must correct within 24 hours. Many children are poisoned as a result of owners’ noncompliance with this statutory requirement.
Plaintiffs brought this action alleging that the infant plaintiff Peggy Juarez suffered severe personal injury by ingesting lead-based paint chips as a result of the negligence of the defendants, who are, respectively, the managing agent (Wave-crest), the…
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