Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

Re: Damages found after Closing

Pennsylvania has a law that the Sellers of Real Estate need to disclose certian information pertaining to the condition of the property that they are selling. If they do not disclose a condition, they may be liable for the repairs to correct it. In order to succeed in any dispute, you, the Buyer, need to prove that the Seller knew, or should have known about the condition. In order to establish this, you need to get contractors to come in and tell you what the problem is and how long they think it was in existence. Also, you need estimates of the costs of repairs.

One probelm you may encounter with the roof is that you could have asked more questions concerning the new roof. Also, you did have a home inspector that obvouisly missed the leak. In my experience, when there is a water leak, there is evidence of that leak that the home inspector should have picked up.

If you need any more information, please feel free to contact me.

Robyn M. Aghen, Esquire

Dessen, Moses & Rossitto

600 Easton Road

Willow Grove, PA 19090