Plaintiff claims that she fell down the stairs due to the presence of grease and the absence of a handrail; defendant claims that it is entitled to summary judgment as an out-of-possession landlord. Under paragraph 16 of its lease with plaintiff's employer, defendant was required to "make all structural repairs and replacements necessitated by original defects in construction." The paragraph then states that the word "`[s]tructural' as used herein, includes" certain specifically...
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