The trial court properly set aside the verdict on the ground that plaintiff had to prove not only that the assailant gained access to the building through the defective rear door used regularly by building residents, but also that the assailant was an intruder, that is, a person who was neither a resident nor a guest of a resident, and that plaintiff failed to meet this burden of proof (Wright v New York City Hous. Auth.,
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