Couple says 2019 ceiling leak still letting stormwater into their Brooklyn co-op apartment
The couple says the issues have made them feel unsafe in their home.
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Residents inside one unit at 850 Saint Marks Ave. in Brooklyn already knew what this week's storm forecast would bring - more water inside their unit through a series of ceiling leaks that residents claim have gone unaddressed since 2019.
"Its like five or six holes, and I know to get the bucket, but I don't even have enough buckets for this," said Stacey Earnest, who lives in the space with her husband, Kevin.
They say since a 2019 hurricane, both a kitchen window that was replaced but still chips paint and their former living room have been an eyesore.
The couple says it has made them feel unsafe in their home.
Stacey and Kevin say management for the property has not done enough in that time and that their space became unusable, and their ceiling suffered further damage.
"They say it's a leak on the roof of the whole building, and they won't patch this up until that is fixed," Kevin said.
He added that it has been the message they have been hearing for over six years.
"They cannot give us a time or anything for that fix," he said.
Kevin showed News 12 a letter from Finger Management, which is responsible for the property that offered them a smaller one-bedroom apartment one floor below their current three-bedroom to move into temporarily, which they refused.
"We cannot move. My wife is disabled, and we have disability accommodations and disability devices here in this unit, and it's a serious step down for her quality of life," said Kevin.
He says that all of the apartments are at risk in the space until the roof is fixed.
"It's too long to wait, and I don't want to wait another six years before we do something here," he said.
News 12 reached out to Finger Management, which declined to comment.
