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Snakes in walls: Realtor accused of selling infested home

Snake skins are displayed that have found in the home purchased by Jeff and Jody Brooks, on May 27, 2015 in Beechwood, Md. The couple says their real estate agent knew their future home was infested with snakes but sold it to them anyway. The couple filed a $2 million lawsuit two weeks ago, saying their family was driven out because the home was crawling with snakes. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette via AP) Snake skins are displayed that have found in the home purchased by Jeff and Jody Brooks, on May 27, 2015 in Beechwood, Md. The couple says their real estate agent knew their future home was infested with snakes but sold it to them anyway. The couple filed a $2 million lawsuit two weeks ago, saying their family was driven out because the home was crawling with snakes. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette via AP)

By Associated Press June 3, 2015 1 min read

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – An Annapolis couple says their real estate agent knew their future home was infested with snakes but sold it to them anyway.

The Capital Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1HElhBY ) that Jeff and Jody Brooks filed a $2 million lawsuit two weeks ago. They say their family was driven out because the home was crawling with snakes.

The Brookses purchased the house in December. They seek more than four times the home’s price in their lawsuit against real estate agent Barbara Van Horn, Champion Realty and ex-homeowner Joan Broseker.

The Brookses say exterminators found black rat snakes, snakeskins, dens, tunnels and feces.

The lawsuit says a snake inspector determined the house was infested and unsafe for children.

Van Horn declined to comment to the newspaper. An attorney for Van Horn and Champion Realty says the company doesn’t comment on ongoing litigation.

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Information from: The Capital, http://www.capitalgazette.com/