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July 9, 2007 at 9:46 AM #9475July 9, 2007 at 11:04 AM #64789
jeeman
ParticipantI don’t know any RE Attorneys. But I think it will be difficult to prove that they knowingly withheld this information on the disclosure. What is easy for them to find is also (theoretically) easy for the inspector to find. I think you would have to prove that the sellers knew about the damage and failed to disclose it.
We sold our house, and I would hate to have someone come back to me after the transaction is done and ask for thousands of dollars more for something I don’t own anymore. Not trying to bash you, but I’m not sure what you can do if your due diligence failed to produce this damage in the first place.
Jeeman
July 9, 2007 at 11:04 AM #64850ParticipantI don’t know any RE Attorneys. But I think it will be difficult to prove that they knowingly withheld this information on the disclosure. What is easy for them to find is also (theoretically) easy for the inspector to find. I think you would have to prove that the sellers knew about the damage and failed to disclose it.
We sold our house, and I would hate to have someone come back to me after the transaction is done and ask for thousands of dollars more for something I don’t own anymore. Not trying to bash you, but I’m not sure what you can do if your due diligence failed to produce this damage in the first place.
Jeeman
July 9, 2007 at 11:37 AM #64794seattle-relo
ParticipantI know what you mean about selling a house and then having the new owners come back at you, it’s certainly not something I’d want either. I really would prefer not to bother the sellers, because it would seem pretty hard to prove (though it’s hard to believe they didn’t know that their sprinklers were saturating the house which can cause serious damage), I really think the inspector was responsible to look closely at the foundation and exterior walls – that’s what we paid him to do. He missed it and now we are stuck with a 10,000 bill for repairs. Oh the joys of homeownership. We are just trying to figure out what to do, either just eat the cost or attempt to get some of the reapirs reimbursed by the inspector with the assistance of an attorney.
July 9, 2007 at 11:37 AM #64854ParticipantI know what you mean about selling a house and then having the new owners come back at you, it’s certainly not something I’d want either. I really would prefer not to bother the sellers, because it would seem pretty hard to prove (though it’s hard to believe they didn’t know that their sprinklers were saturating the house which can cause serious damage), I really think the inspector was responsible to look closely at the foundation and exterior walls – that’s what we paid him to do. He missed it and now we are stuck with a 10,000 bill for repairs. Oh the joys of homeownership. We are just trying to figure out what to do, either just eat the cost or attempt to get some of the reapirs reimbursed by the inspector with the assistance of an attorney.
July 9, 2007 at 12:36 PM #64807ParticipantLike you’re probably going to do, it wouldn’t hurt to get that attorney to send over a notice saying that major damage was hidden, and has a $10k repair bill. It might scare the sellers into coughing up some money. It was definitely stupid of them to water the house!
Good luck.
Jeeman
July 9, 2007 at 12:36 PM #64867ParticipantLike you’re probably going to do, it wouldn’t hurt to get that attorney to send over a notice saying that major damage was hidden, and has a $10k repair bill. It might scare the sellers into coughing up some money. It was definitely stupid of them to water the house!
Good luck.
Jeeman
July 9, 2007 at 5:17 PM #64859SD Realtor
ParticipantI do know of a good RE attorney however he has certain minimums that may be a bit steep for you. If you want I can email you his contact information. Post your email or you can email me at [email protected]. At the lease you can call him to see what he thinks.
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July 9, 2007 at 5:17 PM #64920ParticipantI do know of a good RE attorney however he has certain minimums that may be a bit steep for you. If you want I can email you his contact information. Post your email or you can email me at [email protected]. At the lease you can call him to see what he thinks.
SD Realtor
July 9, 2007 at 10:10 PM #64908Anonymous
Guestcaveat emptor, maybe you can get something from the inspector but good luck from the sellers.
July 9, 2007 at 10:10 PM #64967Guestcaveat emptor, maybe you can get something from the inspector but good luck from the sellers.
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