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PLAINTIFF ENTITLED TO SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON THE FRAUD AND BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY CAUSES OF ACTION, DEFENDANT PURCHASED THE PROPERTY FOR HERSELF WHILE ACTING AS PLAINTIFF’S REAL ESTATE BROKER (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department determined plaintiff was entitled to summary judgment on the fraud and breach of fiduciary duty causes of action against defendant (Maureen), a real estate broker. The complaint alleged that Maureen purchased the property herself while acting as plaintiff’s broker:

“[A] real estate broker is a fiduciary with a duty of loyalty and an obligation to act in the best interests of the principal”… . “[I]n dealing with the principal, a real estate broker must act honestly and candidly, and the broker must disclose all material information that it may possess or obtain concerning the transactions involved”… . Moreover, “[w]here a broker’s interests or loyalties are divided due to a personal stake in the transaction or representation of multiple parties, the broker must disclose to the principal the nature and extent of the broker’s interest in the transaction or the material facts illuminating the broker’s divided loyalties” … . “A breach of this duty of loyalty by a real estate broker may constitute a fraud for which the broker is answerable in damages” … . Edwards v Walsh, 2019 NY Slip Op 01197, Second Dept 2-20-19

 

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