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Sidewalk Negligence and Premises Liability in LIC
Long Island City and Court Square alike are full of busy sidewalks, which makes this one of the parts of Queens where sidewalk claims come up most often. A fall on a sidewalk that is cracked, broken, uneven or icy can cause grave injuries, and occasionally fatal ones.
The fault rarely lies with the person who fell. These cases usually come down to a lack of maintenance, or to construction and repair work done badly. What makes them harder than they look is the question of who answers for it — under New York City law that is normally the owner of the building next to the sidewalk rather than the City, and the exceptions decide cases. We have set out how that works in our guide to the sidewalk liability rules in NYC.
You generally have three years from the date of the incident to start a lawsuit in New York. You will also need evidence that the owner created the dangerous condition, knew about it, or that it had been there long enough that they should have known.
