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VILLAGE MALL AT HILLCREST

The condo board at the Village Mall at Hillcrest Condominium, in Queens, thought it was doing everything it had to do on that winter's day. Its porters and superintendent regularly used a small tractor to remove snow, and a plastic device on wheels to spread salt onto the sidewalks. But they kept no logbook of when they did these things — and so when Jaime R. Toro slipped and fell on ice while walking his dog on Feb. 16, 2007, the condo had no defense. In part for want of a logbook, the case continues to drag through the courts nearly six years later — and nearly three years after Toro passed away.

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