Former residents of the Elmont co-op building that flooded and burned down last year have filed a lawsuit against Nassau County, the building’s management and others, claiming negligence as well as a failure to notify occupants that the building would be demolished.

Jose Malagon and Maria Duran, who were owners of one co-op unit of 1888 Foster Meadow Lane, filed the lawsuit last month in state Supreme Court in Nassau against the county, the Town of Hempstead, the town’s housing authority, the Water Authority of Western Nassau County and the building management company Woods and Ruff.

Attorneys are seeking more than $13 million for the couple, who were forced out of their home by flooding from a flash rainstorm on Sept. 29, 2023. Floodwaters destroyed the building’s fire alarm system and

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