A tenant who was stabbed in the courtyard of his apartment building may proceed with a civil suit against the landlord, a Long Island judge has ruled, citing the “substantial criminal conduct” that took place in the area before the stabbing.

The owner of the building moved to dismiss the case, arguing that the 2007 stabbing of plaintiff Kareem Benson was not foreseeable, as there had been few prior violent crimes on the premises.

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