On 16 Nov 2003 15:55:11 -0800, someone wrote:


I somehow get the feeling that there is no one representing our
interests other than our attorney...

Yes, that is *exactly* why the regulars here often tell people to get
attorneys for their real estate deals.

and that the Massachsetts
real-estate dislosure laws are a joke.

Well, it has just recently eveloved from buyer beware to more like
don't ask don't tell. I take it nothing less than affirnative duty to
disclose will satisfy you. But will you still feel that way when it
is your turn to sell? What does your attorney think?

They gave you the letter before you bought the house.

The letter says there is no problem. How could a letter saying there
was only a cosmetic problem, induce you NOT to buy? The opposite
seems more reasonable. Now, if the letter instead said wraning Will
Robinson, the house is about to collapse, then yeah they would need to
disclose that. BUT the letter actually says the OPPOSITE. So how can
there be a duty to disclose that someone said there is NO problem?
And you DID find the cracks, not hidden at all. What does YOUR
engineer say? If he says the cracks are a substantial defect, then
looks like you found something in the inspection that you can use to
exercize your cancellation clause (you do have one?).


Frustrated and angry :-
-Prospectivehomebuyer

Get over it. Its only a coupla hundred bucks on a multi hundred
THOUSAND dollar deal. You need to ante up to play this game.

-v.