Do we have any recourse against the realtor if our home square footage was misrepresented?
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Do we have any recourse against the realtor if our home square footage was misrepresented?
My home had been advertised and was sold to us having 1800+ sq/ft. A/C space. We have discovered the actual footage is only 1540 sq/ft. Have our county property taxes been over-assessed due to this miscalculation? And do we have any case against the realtor for false advertising of the size of the home? I don’t believe the county would refund any overcharge, do we have any recourse against the realtor?
Asked on July 19, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Texas
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You may wish to not only contact your office of the state attorney general but also your real estate commission and the entity who did your home inspection. If you did not have a home inspection or if that entity/person did not review square footage, who handled your home appraisal and title? Do you have title insurance? If you do, contact the commission who handled the real estate appraiser licensure and the insurance company who handled the title to your home. File something with your tax authority to indicate you are hereby demanding a reassessment and refund.
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