Al Bundy wrote:
" wrote in
oups.com:

Ask the neighbors if previous owner had troubles and did they warn you?

if they had previous troubles and didnt disclose it at time of sale
then its their legal obligation to pay you for the repairs.

say it leaked a year ago and they had it patched and didnt warn
you...........

a neighbor sold their home and didnt disclose sewer line was bad, new
owner had trouble, old owner paid near 10 grand, for new sewer line and
restoration of yard........



If they had trouble, fixed it (to the best of their knowledge), there is
nothing to disclose. It is not required to disclose every repair you ever
made while you owned it.

Of course everything is arguable. If you do a half assed repair but it
makes it function properly then there is no "problem (malfunction or
defect)" as worded in the local disclosures form here. If one were to
argue that this is a defect then the counter argument might be unless you
make any repair the same as when it was brand new then it is a defect.

Even with like termite problems. Look at the question.

10.PROBLEMS WITH PRESENT INFESTATION, OR DAMAGE FROM PAST
INFESTATION OF WOOD DE-STROYING INSECTS OR ORGANISMS which
has not been repaired?

Note "which has not been repaired?

Bottom line is a subjective legal ****ing contest. One clear winner is
always the lawyers.

old neighbor had sewer snaked and was told terracota pipe had roots, as
probably every home in area has.....

based on this old owner had to pay for new sewer line, since they didnt
have line replaced.

if original owner patched the line, and didnt disclose they are on the
hook foir a new line