5 months ago we bought our fist home. At the open house I asked the realtor why there was patch work in the kichen celing. He said for electrical work. Turns out it was a leaky pipe. The plumber today says that leak has been going on for years. There is lots of water damage to the sheet rock and insulation. The realtor was also the contractor in this home. He Knew! And to top it off there isn't any electical over that old patch work just a bad water pipe. I want to report him to TREC but the damage is hundreds of dollars if not more. No to metion the mold i can see and my kids with pnemonea this week.
2007-12-11 10:18:39 · 9 answers · asked by Stacey G 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
You can sue anyone for anything. The questions you need to ask are if you can prove it and how much money are you willing to spend on legal fees.
2007-12-11 11:43:12 · answer #1 · answered by Legend 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You say that the Realtor was the contractor, but did he do the work that is involved in the problem? If so, you have a valid complaint. If not, your complaint is with the seller. Sellers have to disclose defects that they are aware of even if they have been rectified, and how they were rectified.
Contact your local board of Realtors.
2007-12-11 11:26:44 · answer #2 · answered by godged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. He has in writing that he recommended a home inspection before you closed. If you turned down the inspection, you don't have much of a case. If you got the inspection, sue the inspector.
Too hard to prove that the realtor knew the pipe was leaking.
2007-12-11 10:31:48 · answer #3 · answered by Gina T 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-02 22:48:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depending on the state, do you have a sellers disclosure, do you know what that is, if you have it it should disclose what was wrong with the property or what the owner knew, both the realtor and owner are in jeopardy if you have this document, and it doen't disclose this fact. every state has a real estate commission located in the state capitol. CALL THEM
2007-12-11 10:44:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you have a home inspection as is always recommended ? Did you sign a seller statement of condition? If so, read what you signed. It may have been disclosed in the seller statement. If all you are going on is a verbal comment from the real estate agent, it's going to be his word against yours, and black and white (paper trail) always wins over 'he said, she said'.
Good luck.
2007-12-11 12:39:32 · answer #6 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutley. It falls under disclosure Laws. See you attny. Have a contractor give you a writen estimate of the cost to repair. Have the attny send a letter out with the estimate plus his fees.He will need to pay for it.
2007-12-11 10:47:23 · answer #7 · answered by Big Deal Maker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breach of Fiduciary.
File a complaint with your loacal Department of Real Estate
2007-12-11 11:06:20 · answer #8 · answered by Terry S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-12-11 10:39:37 · answer #9 · answered by Michael F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋