ESSILFIE-OBENG v. AHYIA

4741, 226, 8967/04.

93 A.D.3d 433 (2012)

942 N.Y.S.2d 37

2012 NY Slip Op 1624

IKE ESSILFIE-OBENG, an Infant, by His Mother and Natural Guardian, LYDIA DAVIES, Appellant, v. GODFRIED R. AHYIA et al., Defendants, and 1075 CONCOURSE TENANTS CORPORATION et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided March 6, 2012.


Local Law No. 1 (1982) of City of New York placed the duty of abating lead paint upon "[t]he owner of a multiple dwelling" (former Administrative Code of City of NY § 27-2013 [h]), a term which the regulation did not define. Contrary to the parties' contentions, the manner in which "owner" is construed under the Multiple Dwelling Law, the Rent Stabilization Code, or the Housing and Maintenance Code is neither controlling nor instructive. "The owner of a multiple dwelling...

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