Staveris v. 125 Holding Co.

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Janice Bowman, J.), entered December 10, 1998, which, in an action by a building resident against the building’s owner and managing agent for personal injuries sustained allegedly as a result of inadequate security in a parking lot that is part of the building’s premises, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Defendants’ argument that they had no duty to secure a parking lot or other open areas against criminal intrusion is premised on the mistaken characterization of the parking lot as an “outdoor area.” As…