Last February we bought our first home. The home was listed with a new roof and well pump. At inspection these things came back good and we went ahead and bought the house. A few days later our insurance agents come out to do a final apraisal or what ever, they noticed a few shingels were missing, and we went ahead and called some one to fix them. While the guy was up there he noticed we were missing the tar paper under the shingels, and that the shingels were old and damaged. So obviously, not a new roof. I called our agent who was not helpful, and has been avoiding me since. So I called the seller who informed me, that there was never a new roof. I then called her agent from Vigna, who wouldn't even take my calls. Now it's November, and our well pump just died. I talked to the local guy, and was told the old owners never replaced the pump, he knows because he did the work. They just rigged it to work. It's obvious we were lied to, is there any thing we can do?
2007-11-12 07:04:11 · 2 answers · asked by kansas_cookies_86 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Either way you'll have to hire a real estate lawyer, and they'll know best who to sue. I suspect that you will probably take action against the inspector, whomever hired the inspector (if it was the mortgage company or Realtor), and the Realtor. Also when the previous owner put the home up for sale they were required to fill out a statement about the condition of the home. If they flat out lied on that form, then you will sue them as well.
Good luck. We are considering a similar suit ourselves, but we are in a different state.
2007-11-12 07:20:21 · answer #1 · answered by my brain hurts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to sue the seller for concealing or lying about the condition of the house. Contact a real estate attorney.
2007-11-12 15:12:28 · answer #2 · answered by Diane M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋