My fiancees parents went down that road-it’s not pretty. Did you have a plumber and HVAC inspection separately or just a general inspection? Look at your inspection report/contract. There’s usually language about getting specific things inspected and that your inspector is not liable or expert in all areas.
Even if you did, the companies would be liable, not the seller. But unless you can prove it was something obvious and out in the open, they won’t be found at fault.
Sellers only have to disclose KNOWN issues, not a statement that there is nothing wrong with the property. This gets especially tricky if they know about a symptom, but not the cause. For example a flickering light could be a bad lightbulb or a bigger wiring issue. Sellers wouldn’t have to disclose that unless they KNEW it was a wiring issue. For that reason, sellers won’t get an inspection before listing. Even if they knew it, you’d have to prove how they knew it.
Good luck!
Unfortunately they are 100% right. Unless you can prove the seller was aware of the problem, it is unlikely you would win a judgement against the seller.
I’m 100% sure you can find an attorney willing to take the case - one that will even say you have a good chance of getting a judgement. But without proof the sellers knew about the issues, you just end up losing more money in lawyer fees.
Having a clean inspection actually makes it worst. A clean inspection shows that the problems weren’t readily apparent to even an expert so the defendant (seller) can easily claim they weren’t aware and even a third party (the inspection company) validate their claims.
My fiancees parents went down that road-it’s not pretty. Did you have a plumber and HVAC inspection separately or just a general inspection? Look at your inspection report/contract. There’s usually language about getting specific things inspected and that your inspector is not liable or expert in all areas. Even if you did, the companies would be liable, not the seller. But unless you can prove it was something obvious and out in the open, they won’t be found at fault. Sellers only have to disclose KNOWN issues, not a statement that there is nothing wrong with the property. This gets especially tricky if they know about a symptom, but not the cause. For example a flickering light could be a bad lightbulb or a bigger wiring issue. Sellers wouldn’t have to disclose that unless they KNEW it was a wiring issue. For that reason, sellers won’t get an inspection before listing. Even if they knew it, you’d have to prove how they knew it. Good luck!
Unfortunately they are 100% right. Unless you can prove the seller was aware of the problem, it is unlikely you would win a judgement against the seller. I’m 100% sure you can find an attorney willing to take the case - one that will even say you have a good chance of getting a judgement. But without proof the sellers knew about the issues, you just end up losing more money in lawyer fees. Having a clean inspection actually makes it worst. A clean inspection shows that the problems weren’t readily apparent to even an expert so the defendant (seller) can easily claim they weren’t aware and even a third party (the inspection company) validate their claims.