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Buyers expecting everything even after sale
I just sol my house to a couple on a VA
loan. They did their walk through at
9am on the same day we signed all of
the papers at 12 noon. Now after the
fact they are saying the carpet has
urine stains and expect me to replace it
all even after I replaced it 30-45 days
before they bought it. They were
through the house atleast 4 times
before closing and said nothing. They
have since started tearing up carpet
without even giving me a chance to see
what they were talking about or a
chance to fix anything. Am I
responsible to replace the carpet
again? Can they demand that be done
now and without giving me the
opportunity to resolve any problems?
Asked on June 8, 2016 under Real Estate Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
No, you are most likely not liable to replace it. If they had walk throughs and the opportunity for walk throughs and then closed anyway, by closing on the home, they then thereby accepted it in the condition in which it was in with one caveat: if they discovered hidden or "latent" damage which could not reasonably be detected earlier, they can seek compensation for it, if they can show that you knew or must have known of the hidden damage but, knowing of it, concealed it. However, that does not appear to be the case here: urine stains are not hidden or latent damage, so their opportunity to have found them pre-closing should mean that by closing, they waived any right to seek compensation for them.
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