Legal Opinion
Bello v. Campus Realty LLC
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 25, 2012Published
1Opinion of the Court
Campus Realty, as the owner of the subject building, owed the plaintiff residents a duty to take minimal security precautions to protect them from foreseeable criminal acts (see Burgos v Aqueduct Realty Corp., 92 NY2d 544, 551 [1998]; Wayburn v Madison Land Ltd. Partnership, 282 AD2d 301, 303 [1st Dept 2001]). Questions of fact exist as to whether Campus Realty breached that duty by failing to remedy the allegedly broken lock on the building’s front door entrance, despite notice of the dangerous condition (see Carmen P. v PS&S Realty Corp., 259 AD2d 386, 388 [1st Dept 1999]). Flaintiffs…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jacqueline S. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Burgos v. Aqueduct Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
- East Hampton Union Free School District v. Sandpebble Builders, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2011
- Wayburn v. Madison Land Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Carmen P. v. PS&S Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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