Building owners in New York City can’t escape a duty to keep sidewalks clear from snow and ice by shifting that responsibility to their lessee by claiming to be an “out-of-possession landlord,” the New York Court of Appeals wrote in a decision Thursday.

The state’s high court, in a unanimous decision, ruled that a section of local law in New York City did not allow landlords to escape liability for those injuries by placing the burden on tenants.

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