Abutting Property Owners Not Responsible for Pedestrian Ramp Defects—New York City Administrative Code §7-210
This case involved the issue of “whether a . . . pedestrian ramp leading down a sidewalk onto the street is part of the ‘sidewalk’ for purposes of [New York City Administrative Code §7-210] (§7-210 of statute), which imposes tort liability on property owners who fail to maintain city-owned sidewalks in a reasonably safe condition.” The court held that §7-210 “does not impose tort liability on abutting property owners” for defects on ramps. The court also held that New York City “is responsible for maintaining the . . . ramps, and there is evidence that the City was partially responsible for creating the hole in this particular ramp.”
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