Category Archives: Landlord Negligence
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NYC apartment tenants sue landlord for dangerous lead exposure
There are countless renters in New York who have problems with their landlords. Many of these complaints have to do with maintenance requests and repairs that take too long to…
Hurt in your apartment building? How to prove landlord liability
There are a number of drawbacks to renting an apartment (as opposed to owning a home). From a safety perspective, you have less control over the common areas of the…
When off-campus rental housing proves to be a death trap: Part II – Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss, LLP
Earlier this week, we began a discussion about a recently filed wrongful death lawsuit. A young woman from Brooklyn left New York to attend Boston University. In April 2013, she…
When off-campus rental housing proves to be a death trap: Part I
Most New Yorkers who own a business have probably been frustrated at one time or another by local building, fire and safety codes. Certainly, keeping a building up to code…
Plaintiffs awarded $500k in lawsuit alleging landlord negligence
What duties do landlords have to their tenants? This is a question that seems to come up all the time in New York City, which boasts more apartments for rent…
NYC Council proposing bill to combat landlord negligence
New Yorkers could probably find many examples to perfectly show the meaning of the term “slum lord.” Most of us have had at least one terrible housing rental experience, usually…
New York housing program highlights landlord negligence
People tend to prioritize having the stability of a constant roof over their heads. What if that roof that you paid to live under, however, was falling apart? What if…
Tenant injured after slipping on landlord’s icy driveway
Property owners have a responsibility to maintain safe conditions. No one should understand this more than landlords who own and lease out residential properties. They need to make sure that…
‘Slumlord’ sells two Staten Island apartment buildings
Most New Yorkers are apartment dwellers, which means that they depend on property owners to keep their living quarters safe. Unfortunately, not all property owners take these duties seriously, and…
Harlem apartment building stairwell collapses
Last week, several dozen residents of an apartment building in East Harlem had to be evacuated after a man fell through a staircase. The 34-year-old man, who was a resident…
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