The Corcoran Group is being sued by a Brooklyn couple who claim the company's real estate agents canceled appointments with prospective buyers on rainy days to hide a little water leak problem at a Park Slope apartment. Harold Einstein (a distant relative of genius Albert) and Jennifer Boyd want $5 million in damages from Corcoran for allegedly selling them a flood-prone condominium unit on 4th Street for $1.295 million. The lawsuit hasn't gone to trial yet, but yesterday a State Supreme Court judge dealt a preliminary blow against Corcoran for concealing evidence.
According to The Real Deal, Judge Charles Ramos told lawyers for Corcoran to "read the riot act" to their client, finding the company "grossly negligent" for failing to preserve and turn over e-mails revealing that Corcoran agents canceled appointments with prospective buyers on rainy days. Apparently, the flooding in the three-bedroom Park Slope duplex was so bad that it was like "the side of a swimming pool has come down," Einstein tells the Daily News. Well, it doesn't take a genius to see that Corcoran's in a bit of hot water here.
Below, some completely crazy video of the flooding this couple endured. Spoiler: They were not exaggerating!
