Re: pay for my roof???????????????

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Like it was stated earlier, I’m not sure of what your
contract spells out for liability but here are some things to
consider:
1) You stated your concerns based on your knowledge of
the structure as you observed it.
2) You mentioned that there were concerns
3) The buy most likely used an attorney for the closing
4) The attorney should have noted your concerns and
requested monies be put in escrow to cover any repairs
5) I’d point the finger at the attorney who represented
the buyer at closing; he/she shouldn’t be doing closings like
a production line. The attorney’s job is to actually review
the documents and look for legal liability issues, not to
grab the paperwork some paralegal just pounded out, walk into
the office with the buyer and sign off on everything and
collect his fee. Now that the real estate market is so hot
lawyers are just figuring the title companies and other
interested parties did their homework and just sign off on
the paperwork w/out adequately reviewing it. I’d contact the
buyer’s attorney and ask him to explain how he allowed his
buyer to close w/out addressing the roof concerns.

Just my thoughts.

Zephyr

On 2/01/05, detroit home inspector wrote:
> I am a home inspector. I inspected a house last august
> and rated the roof as "fair" I define fair in my report
> as: "will need maintenance or replacing in the future"
> i took some pictures of some problem areas, inspected the
> attic and made note of water marks on the underside of the
> roof. so the guy i did the inspection for bought the
> house anyway without re-negotiating the price with the
> seller.
>
> the guy/buyer/ now wants me to pay him 2500 dollars for
> the roof. the actual price of the roof was 5000 but the
> guy only paid the roofer 2500 and refused to pay the rest
> because the new roof did not pass city inspection. he
> refused to let the roofer back on the house to do the
> necessary repairs. so, basically he wants me to pay the
> entire cost of his new roof.
>
> should i just tell him to sue me.