The court properly concluded that the stairway where plaintiff fell was part of the demised premises described in the lease because the second floor of the building was accessible exclusively through the stairway, which did not provide access to other parts of the building.
Third Avenue demonstrated that it was an out-of-possession landlord that was not responsible for maintaining the stairway (see Putnam v Stout,
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