Tom1956
Jul 22, 2013, 04:27 PM
I just purchased a house in Westerly RI June 24th. Seller stated that no water came into the basement, as well as a number of other problems that he knew about, broken windows where glass was completely removed, and only the storm window was there. Wood rot on deck, one post was removed and putty put into the broken end and painted over.
The whole house was painted just before putting on the market which covered water marks...
I began moving into the house about a week and a half after closing, went I arrived, there was a light coating of mold growing on door at basement level, it's a raised ranch.
I mentioned this to a neighbor who told me he had been down there after some rains recently and the rug was like a sponge. I told this to the sellers realtor, by text, and she texted me back that he told her that water had been down in the basement in the past. Yet she did not make sure he disclosed this, she told me he told her this in May and in fact she went at a later date and check that the rug was dry. I have this text. So she knew, and he knew there is some wood rot, mold behind the wood paneling and other areas of the basement, I have taken off much of this moldy wood, and in doing so found a crack in the foundation that has been repaired, also stated in the disclosure that there were no repairs to foundation.
Seller lived in the house for 13 years.
Is there any law that protects a buyer who trusted the seller, is the seller or the realtor liable for any misstatements in RI
Thank you for any help,
Hurting in Westerly RI, Tom
The whole house was painted just before putting on the market which covered water marks...
I began moving into the house about a week and a half after closing, went I arrived, there was a light coating of mold growing on door at basement level, it's a raised ranch.
I mentioned this to a neighbor who told me he had been down there after some rains recently and the rug was like a sponge. I told this to the sellers realtor, by text, and she texted me back that he told her that water had been down in the basement in the past. Yet she did not make sure he disclosed this, she told me he told her this in May and in fact she went at a later date and check that the rug was dry. I have this text. So she knew, and he knew there is some wood rot, mold behind the wood paneling and other areas of the basement, I have taken off much of this moldy wood, and in doing so found a crack in the foundation that has been repaired, also stated in the disclosure that there were no repairs to foundation.
Seller lived in the house for 13 years.
Is there any law that protects a buyer who trusted the seller, is the seller or the realtor liable for any misstatements in RI
Thank you for any help,
Hurting in Westerly RI, Tom