 What has been your worst experience renting a house? |
Either as a landlord, tenant or in a group or share home.
It was inspired by this story in the media.
http://www.nydailynews.c... |
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 Can I try to sell my house without a realtor before my house goes into foreclosure? |
| I'm getting ready to lose my house and I was wondering if it is possible to try to sell my house on my own. What is involved? I don't want to involve a realtor because I owe to much on ... |
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 Is 12% interest too high? Owner financed home.. please help!? |
| We already moven into a home that is going to be sold to us in a rent to own term. At the begining the agreement was 80,000 with monthly payments.. no interest.. then they told us that price changed ... |
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 How do I attract good tenants? |
I intend to let my flat to tenants who can be trusted to pay the rent and respect the property.
I am completely new to letting property and assumed that having modernised, redecorated and ... |
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 I'm in the market for a house (first time). What are some pitfalls to avoid? |
| Also how do I shop for the best/lowest rates? I've heard that the more your credit is checked, the lower your beacon score drops.... |
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 How much do you pay for rent? |
| I live in a 3 bedroom, approx 900 sq. ft apartment in Regina, SK, Canada (population 200,000) and I pay $980/ month, heat and hot water included. I think that's the most I would pay for rent on ... |
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| How to write an adress including P.O box# and apt#? |
It is a USA adress. ok here is a sample lets say it is given to me like this:
942 E. Ponce de Leon Aven.
CA, 30046
p.o.box #95-B
Apart. No. 08-B
How should I... |
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 Is this a breach of contract? |
| We rented a house to a couple who wanted to buy it but needed a little time to get financing in order. we agreed to a contract for deed or lease with option. Well, now they are divorcing and we are ... |
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 We lease a home, can the owner enter the house after giving notice even if we are not home? |
| it's a holiday weekend, owner of home is passing through town and wants to see her house. we (the tenants) will not be home. does she have the legal right to enter the home while we are not ... |
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 Our house is finished being built, but its not what we were promised. What should/ can we do? |
| We chose our floorplan and lot in a subdivision in knoxville tn. During planning, I stressed the issue that we wanted our home to have steps going up to the front porch. We also made sure the home ... |
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 Loan officer making a deal behind our back? |
| we're currently in the process of getting an FHA mortgage loan with bank of america. for some reason, it's very important we tell our loan officer who our realtor is. my boyfriend thinks ... |
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 I am interested in purchasing a home.....? |
I read that you can assume another persons mortgage loan through a bank. Does anyone know exactly how this works? Is it a good or bad idea to purchase your first home this way?
Additional D... |
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 Washington Mutual for first home loan? |
| I bank with Washington Mutual. Is this where I should go for my first home purchase? Should I give a second look to a broker or alternate lender?... |
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 Why do most apartments not allow pets? |
| It ticks me off cause you have all of these poor animals in the animal shelter that needs a home.I am responsiable. They make the excuse that a dog will tear the apartment up.Whatever.Humans are the ... |
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Ilse H | Once the old house is purchased how many years can you sew last owner for hidden faults? |
we bought the house last year only to find out that the floors are completly rotten under ceramic tiles as well as the floor in the basement under carpet. Rotting is due to water entering over several years. |
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godged
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You can sue, but the burden of proof will be on you to prove that the owner knew there was damage under the tile and failed to disclose it to you. |
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acermill
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Unless you had a professional inspection which missed these faults, or you can prove that the owner knew of them and failed to disclose them prior to purchase, you are pretty much on your own.
If you decide to pursue legal action, be fully aware that a judge or jury will question why YOU didn't see these faults when you purchased the house. If YOU didn't see them, it's pretty obvious that the former owner may not have known about them either.
You are definitely fighting an uphill battle here. Do not expect to prevail. |
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hollywoodmelody
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You should always have a Home Inspection (upfront cost)done before you sign the Purchase Contract that way you have some legal recourse if something does happen right after closing.
There is no "Years" to sue a previous owner because you signed a legal document that the owner disclosed everything he knew about the property.
You have no legal recourse at all. |
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Nine
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It is normally the reponsibility of the buyer to pay for a full structural survey to find faults like this before buying a property. You will probably not have much luck. |
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heyteach
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You've got a tough case because to go after the owner you'll have to show that he knew about the water entering over time OR should have. OR that he was aware of the damage. OR that he did something negligent (like altered the lay of his land so it flooded). Not sure what the source of water is. In other words, this is VERY iffy.
My advice is to contact your county bar association and ask for a referral to a real estate attorney. Probably going to get 30 minutes for around $50 which will NOT resolve the issue but will give you options and advice from someone who should know his business.
Bring your real estate contract, ESPECIALLY any disclosure section. Did you have a home inspection before buying? Hopefully yes. Why was the defect not known then? If not, that's bad for you, but not necessarily the end.
How do you know about the damage now? (Like remodeling uncovered it?)
How was it determined that water had done it (such as a leaky pipe was discovered?).
What is the professional estimate of damages?
You said basement--was there a sump pump? Why or why not?
In other words, go PREPARED and having read your materials so you can answer questions the attorney will have and ask intelligent questions of him. Note also WHEN you discovered the defect--that will be important as well.
Did you have a buyer's agent? I'd ring them up and discuss as well but would absolutely consult with the attorney no matter what.
Oh and did you get a CLUE report for the house?
Good luck. |
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jeanniep
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did you not see this house before you bought it?
and did you not have an inspection?
not prior owners fought you did not do your homework |
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tom_gpp
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Did you get a Home Inspection before you bought it? A Home Warranty? If you didn't you are stupid! Why would you buy a home without any kind of inspection? If you did get an inspection you would sue the inspector against their E&O Insurance. |
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Swaminathan P
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you said it is old house - second never carry any warranty unless is agreed under the contract. It is your responsibility to inspect and accept before you buy a old house.
nothing can be done in this case. |
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Patrick
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The previous answers are correct about the home inspection and also about you having to prove that the old owner knew of the problems. You can't sue him/her if they didn't know of the problems....after all, how can they possibly disclose something they didn't know?
The first one, rotten floor under ceramic tile, will be extremely difficult to prove. No one would lay ceramic tile over a rotten floor because they don't know if the rotten floor will hold the weight of the tile and grout.
As for the floor under the carpet, was the carpet new? If it was you might have a case. If the carpet was there for a few years it will be hard to prove. How often does someone pull up carpet to check on the floor underneath?
The fact that it took you a year to find the problems means that it is possible that the old owners didn't know about it.
If you did have a home inspection, you should have a case that the inspector should have found it. He would be the one to go after in this case. |
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goz1111
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Most likely the standard was knew of the damage and took steps to hide it from your inspection |
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YourLastBestFriend
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Depends on a million things, call your real estate agent. If you didn't use one, call a lawyer. |
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