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rachel1

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2. Freddy Martin, a 9-year-old, was thrown off the building rooftop by a 17-year-old

Reply to Warpy (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 07:48 PM

Feb 2013

named Casmine Aska, the landlords did NOTHING to stop it, and now Freddy Martin's family is suffering because of the landlords' negligence.

This is an open-and-shut case which seems to overwhelmingly favor the side of Freddy Martin's family.

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Family of Boy Thrown from Bronx Roof Sues Landlord: Report [View all] rachel1 Feb 2013 OP

Apartment buildings always had stairs leading up to the flat roof Warpy Feb 2013 #1

Freddy Martin, a 9-year-old, was thrown off the building rooftop by a 17-year-old rachel1 Feb 2013 #2

When I was a kid in the Bronx, MY landlord sat on the roof, day and night, marybourg Feb 2013 #4

Thank you! Warpy Feb 2013 #5

So, it's a joke to you that a 9-year-old child was allowed be injured, if not murdered, because rachel1 Feb 2013 #6

Could you elaborate on the landlord's reckless behavior? marybourg Feb 2013 #7

The landlords have done nothing to prevent people from falling off or being thrown off rachel1 Feb 2013 #12

The only person behaving recklessly liberalhistorian Feb 2013 #10

The landlords could've installed safety mechanisms & implemented safety policies to prevent people rachel1 Feb 2013 #16

what would you suggest? ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2013 #25

Just because you use the word "Child" doesn't make your argument valid FreakinDJ Feb 2013 #15

How is it reckless of the landlord when this is how most building rooftops are and have always been? alphafemale Feb 2013 #27

How about a guard wall? BainsBane Feb 2013 #22

actually, railings and guard walls ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2013 #26

"Tar Beach" was a famous resort when I lived in Bronx and Manhattan apartments... BillF Feb 2013 #18

Yeah, that's what it sounds like to me, too Warpy Feb 2013 #21

Are there building codes or rental regulations that specify roof access petronius Feb 2013 #3

That is the relevant question. redqueen Feb 2013 #11

If access to the roof was not properly secured, and the roof had no safety devices to keep Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #8

but this was a case of someone throwing someone off JI7 Feb 2013 #14

And if access to the roof was secured, the kid would never have been able to go up on the roof. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #17

what do you mean by secured ? like not let people up there ? JI7 Feb 2013 #19

Locked, alarmed, limited access to any egress to the roof other than by authorized personnel.... Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #23

I can assure you that tenants in the Bronx marybourg Feb 2013 #29

Why are they suing the landlord instead of the liberalhistorian Feb 2013 #9

yes, it's like when starbucks was sued JI7 Feb 2013 #13

Totally agree 100% with you. OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #20

Deep pockets nt ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #30

Really? And who should be paying for 24/7 security? TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #24

Why was their 9 yo outside unsupervised by parents? idwiyo Feb 2013 #28