Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Connecticut

Disclosure of a Fire Violation

After buying a condo a year ago, we recently were informed that an exsisting fire code violation (5 years ago)lack of sprinklers is now being demanded by the city to install the sprinklers, the condo assoc, is charging the new owners, all a year or less owners to now pay for the cost of the sprinklers. Shouldn't this have been disclosed before we sold, by our lawyer, and do we have a title insurance claim?


Asked on 12/08/06, 8:18 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Heffernan Heffernan Legal Group, LLP

Re: Disclosure of a Fire Violation

How would the lawyer know of the violation? It wouldn't show up in a title search, in fact it's not a defect in the title (so no title insurance claim). It might be something that should have been disclosed to you in the condo documents (did you read those?), if the condo board was aware of the problem, or possibly by the previous owner, if he was aware of it, but the lawyer doesn't get involved in passing on the condo docs, that's up to you to investigate, similar to a home inspection.

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Answered on 12/11/06, 1:12 pm


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