Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Georgia

Home repairs after sell of home

My wife and I purchased a home in February 2001. In August, we began to notice cracks in the interior walls around the window and door frames. Also, there is a dip in the roof on the side wall of the bedroom. A licensed structural engineer has told us that when the house was built, the dirt under the part of the foundation that is not solid ground was not compacted properly. The structural engineer also said that the brick mortar work look as if someone had attempted to try to fix the floor foundation problem. The seller of this house did not annotate on the ''seller and buyer agreement'' form that there were/had been structual problems because my wife and I would have thought twice about purchasing this house. Is the seller legally obligated to compensate my wife and I for repairs since she likely knew about the foundation problems but did not disclose it on the ''seller and buyer agreement'' form?


Asked on 12/07/01, 4:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Ms. Tran Lankford Tran Lankford, Attorney at Law

Contract(s)

In order to specifically tell you if you have any causes of action against the seller, I would need to know more information: (1) Was the house new or resale; (2) Who was the seller; (3) the terms of the contract(s); (4) did you have a buyer broker, or did you just work with the seller's agent; (5) which county are you in...The general information you gave is not enough for me to explain to you your options.

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Answered on 12/10/01, 1:20 pm


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