Coronado v. Cobblestone Village Community Rentals, L.P.

Opinion

KANE, J.

— Plaintiff Joseph Coronado, a disabled man who is wheelchair-bound, decided to rent a particular apartment at Cobblestone Village, a multiunit complex owned and operated by defendants Cobblestone Village Community Rentals, L.P., and Equity Residential Properties Management Corporation. A barrier to wheelchair access existed on the path outside the apartment. Specifically, the concrete sidewalk leading from plaintiff’s apartment to the parking area ended in a raised curb with no access ramp for wheelchairs. Plaintiff was subsequently injured when his wheelchair toppled over…