Is there any way for the inspector and people who sold us our home to be liable for these things?
2016-08-08 6:11 am
We purchased a home a month ago.The people who were selling the home claimed that everything in the home was fine. The inspector only found minor things but overall said that the house was fine. When the inspection was being done the homeowners had blocked the master bathroom. When asked why they made up a strange excuse and instead of insisting on checking the bathroom, the inspector only ASKED questions about the bathroom and wrote it off as being fine. My husband who was there thought it strange but the inspector still did not go in. The week that we moved in the shower in the master bathroom suddenly turned on by itself with steaming hot water and making a loud noise and could not be turned off unless we turned off the hot water in the house. We had to call someone that same week to get it fixed. Now a month after moving in it s been raining and there is a huge leak in that same bathroom. There s water everywhere and it s constantly leaking. We have a small baby sleeping with is in our room so if mold or something forms he will be affected. Is there anything that we can legally do, or just anything we can do at all about this? We suspect that the people who sold us the home knew about these issues and withheld the information from us and the inspector did not properly do his job. We live in Florida by the way. Thanks!
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2016-08-08 8:02 am
The sellers did not disclose this problem and if you can prove it they can be sued for the repairs. The inspector should of noted that it was not inspected. He can be held partly liable however your husband was there.
2016-08-08 7:27 am
If your husband was there then he knew that the inspector did not inspect the bathroom. He could have insisted that the bathroom was viewed. As he didn't I don't think you have a case.
2016-08-08 6:43 am
It is possible you can sue the seller if they lied on the sellers disclosure if you find evidence that they had to know about the problems (like they tried to fix it before and did not say so on the disclosure). Its just hard to prove they knew about the problems while they owned it. But it does happen.
2016-08-08 7:44 am
The inspector did what he could and the sellers DID know about it. They could not possibly have not known about it, especially if they claimed it as in good order. You need to look at their Disclosure Statement - the document that states the condition of everything in the house. It is that document that is going to get the repairs done at the seller 's expense. Contact your lawyer and let him know about the problems and send him a copy of the disclosure statement that the sellers signed. If you had a lawyer handle the transaction, this will be promptly resolved. If you went on the cheap and have to hire a lawyer to clean up, then it could take some time.
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2016-08-08 6:13 am
Contact local real estate lawyers to start your sueing fast.
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2016-09-19 2:50 am
It depends..
2016-08-09 12:16 am
You suspected these things at the start yet you took no action on your own to overcome them. It was your choice to continue on with the purchase. If you sue, you will be asked under oath by the defense attorney, and possibly even a judge, why you went ahead and bought the house anyway. Because you never insisted upon an inspection, and never insisted on inspecting the room yourself, all you have is suspicions and no proof. Your suspicions appear reasonable to a reasonable person, but your actions were not not reasonable. A reasonable person would say, "I'm not making an offer until I see everything I want to see, and my offer is subject to my inspector having full access and providing me with a full report."
TYou have a small chance of winning something, but I think you'll find that any damages will be mitigated by the actions you took.
TYou have a small chance of winning something, but I think you'll find that any damages will be mitigated by the actions you took.
2016-08-08 6:22 pm
there would be absolutely NO reason for you to accept the house, the report of the inspector not being allowed to enter the bathroom in question
unfortunately you accepted the inspector's report which may have had some kind of disclaimer since he didn't actually examine the bathroom, you accepted the house yourself, probably after going through it, it looks like the problem is yours to fix
unfortunately you accepted the inspector's report which may have had some kind of disclaimer since he didn't actually examine the bathroom, you accepted the house yourself, probably after going through it, it looks like the problem is yours to fix
2016-08-08 2:53 pm
None of you did your job. You are as much to blame for not entering the master bedroom and bath, as the inspector is. You accepted his incomplete report and closed
the sale. Two huge mistakes. Did your realtor not show you the seller's disclosure
before you submitted an offer? That is the law. Did you not have any direction
from your lawyer either? Is no one not doing his job? Now, you need to file a
court case against the sellers. You will need pictures of the problems and a
complete list of all your costs for repairs.
the sale. Two huge mistakes. Did your realtor not show you the seller's disclosure
before you submitted an offer? That is the law. Did you not have any direction
from your lawyer either? Is no one not doing his job? Now, you need to file a
court case against the sellers. You will need pictures of the problems and a
complete list of all your costs for repairs.
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