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DENNIS CARDACE, ET AL., appellants, v. WILLIAM G. FANUZZI, ET AL., respondents, ET AL., defendant.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

An owner of a one- or two-family dwelling is subject to liability under Labor Law 241(6) only if he or she directed or controlled the work being performed ( see Garcia v. Petrakis, 306 A.D.2d 315; Tilton v. Gould, 303 A.D.2d 491; Duarte v. East Hills Constr. Corp., 274 A.D.2d 493, 494; Kolakowski v. Feeney, 204 A.D.2d 693). The phrase "direct or control" is construed strictly and refers to the situation where "the owner supervises the method and manner of the work" ( Rimoldi v. Schanzer, 147 A.D.2d 541, 545; see Duda v. Rouse Constr. Corp., 32 N.Y.2d 405, 409).

Contrary to the plaintiffs' contention, the defendant homeowners established their prima facie entitlement to summary judgment dismissing the Labor Law § 241(6) cause of action insofar as asserted against them, and the plaintiffs failed to raise a triable issue of fact ( see Garcia v. Petrakis, supra at 316; Duarte v. East Hills Constr. Corp., supra; Stamboulis v. Stefatos, 256 A.D.2d 328, 329).

Similarly, the defendant homeowners were entitled to summary judgment dismissing the common-law negligence and Labor Law § 200 causes of action since they established that they neither controlled nor supervised the injured plaintiff's work, or had actual or constructive notice of any defective condition ( see Garcia v. Petrakis, supra at 316; Duarte v. East Hills Constr. Corp., supra at 495). In opposition, the plaintiffs failed to raise a triable issue of fact.

SANTUCCI, J.P., ADAMS, CRANE and COZIER, JJ., concur.

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CARDACE v. FANUZZI
(Dec 15, 2003)