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Courageous_Chameleon t1_j0utmo0 wrote

Reply to comment by hypotenoos in 1 year old leaking roof by berrylover6020

They'd have no case against the seller. The roof was replaced in January. OP bought the house in March and agreed to use the old inspection report. The sellers would just say (whether it's true or not), "We had no idea there was a problem. The roof was just replaced and the inspection report said it was fine." OP would have to be able to prove the seller knew the work was shoddy.

I'm not a lawyer, but I went through the same thing as OP, so I heard this from several lawyers I consulted.

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hypotenoos t1_j0uu2tc wrote

If they disclose it was replaced and state that permits were pulled or were not due to not being required- they are- then they have an issue.

If they disclose it was replaced and say nothing on permits, then it’s more gray but still a problem.

Thing sounds like a flip situation and the seller disclosures on those tend to be mine fields.

And again the inspection was done for the other buyer, not the seller. Another murky area.

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