Your landlord has a duty to maintain your apartment building and your apartment in a safe condition. If you are injured in your apartment building or in a hotel due to the fault of your landlord or their employees, you may have a case.  Some common examples of landlords or their employees failing to maintain your apartment building and your apartment in a safe condition are as follows: 

  • The landlord fails to makes repairs in a timely manner
  • The landlord fails to maintain the building entrance safe and free of defects
  • The landlord fails to maintain the hallway, stairways and common areas safe and free of defects
  • The landlord fails repair missing, cracked or broken steps
  • The landlord fails to provide proper lighting in the hallway, stairways and common areas
  • The landlord fails to clear garbage from hallway, stairways and common areas
  • The landlord fails to clean up spills & liquids from hallway, stairways, and common areas
  • The landlord fails to properly remove snow and ice
  • The landlord fails to properly repair & maintain the elevator
  • The landlord fails to repair leaks resulting in ceiling collapses  
  • The landlord fails to repair leaks resulting in slip & falls
  • The landlord fails to post “Caution: Wet Floor” signs
  • The landlord fails to fix building code violations such as uneven steps or excessively high steps
  • The landlord fails to install stairway treads
  • The landlord fails to maintain stairway treads
  • The landlord fails to maintain entrance mats, runners and/or carpets
  • The landlord fails to keep the garbage bins from overflowing
  • The landlord fails to install handrails
  • The landlord fails to repair loose or wobbly handrails
  • The landlord fails to must maintain the apartment build in a manner that does not attract bedbugs, rodents, and mold
  • The landlord fails to remove dangerous mold
  • The landlord fails to remove lead paint.

If you are the victim of an apartment building accident, call the NYC Personal Injury Lawyer at Greenstein & Milbauer LLP.  The NYC Apartment Building Accident Lawyers at Greenstein & Milbauer LLP have over twenty five (25) years of experience suing landlords whose negligence resulted in injuries to their tenants. The NYC Apartment Building Accident Lawyers at Greenstein & Milbauer are here to help. Our firm’s motto is “Don’t Be A Victim Twice”.  If you are a victim of an accident involving an apartment building, call 1-800-VICTIM2 (1-800-842-8462) to schedule a confidential consultation. The call is free. The consultation is free. You don’t pay us unless we are successful.  That’s our “Our Fee Guarantee – No Fee Unless Successful.  You will have not only an experienced attorney on your side but someone you can contact 7 days a week / 24 hours a day by phone, text, or email.

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