Case Name: Aphrodite Pimentel, Respondent, v. Marx Realty & Improvement Co., Inc., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2008-10-30
Citations: 55 A.D.3d 480
Docket Number: 
Parties: Aphrodite Pimentel, Respondent, v Marx Realty & Improvement Co., Inc., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 55
Pages: 480–480

Head Matter:
Aphrodite Pimentel, Respondent, v Marx Realty & Improvement Co., Inc., Appellant.
[867 NYS2d 384]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Howard R. Silver, J.), entered on or about December 10, 2007, which denied defendant's motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Defendant, an out-of-possession landlord that reserved the right of reentry to inspect and make structural repairs, failed to demonstrate its entitlement to judgment as a matter of law (Cortes v 1515 Williamsbridge Assoc., 295 AD2d 188 [2002]; see Guzman v Haven Plaza Hous. Dev. Fund Co., 69 NY2d 559, 565 [1987]). Plaintiffs evidence raised an issue of fact as to whether the lack of a handrail in the stairwell was a structural defect that violated a specific statutory provision, contributing to her fall. Concur—Lippman, PJ., Mazzarelli, Williams, Buckley and Renwick JJ.