Caveat emptor!

ZWICK 4 PREZ;1100045 wrote:This is going to sound like a dick, but this just part of home ownership. You bought the house 3 years ago and are just noticing it? There's no judge in the world who will agree with the disclosure in that time frame.

Well, it will be three years in May. As I said, we noticed the water problem a little over a year into owning the house. We just didn't know going back on the previous owner was even an option.

sherm03;1100129 wrote:Well, it will be three years in May. As I said, we noticed the water problem a little over a year into owning the house. We just didn't know going back on the previous owner was even an option.

Yeah but a judge is going to say

1. You bought the house 3 years ago, and are just now bringing it to attention.
2. You had a home inspector sign off that it was ok, therefore non-disclosure is out the door.

ZWICK 4 PREZ;1100132 wrote:Yeah but a judge is going to say

1. You bought the house 3 years ago, and are just now bringing it to attention.
2. You had a home inspector sign off that it was ok, therefore non-disclosure is out the door.

If they knew and didn't disclose it AND it took deconstruction to find the problem, he may have a case. Most of the time pre-sale inspections can't inspect anything that is not visible (take down walls, etc). If the contractors could identify the problem without tearing into anything, then yeah, Zwick would be 100% correct.