If a buyer of a home, who lives in PA wants to sue the seller, who lives in South Carolina, where must the suit be filled?
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If a buyer of a home, who lives in PA wants to sue the seller, who lives in South Carolina, where must the suit be filled?
Sold my home in PA and moved to South
Carolina. Now the buyer is claiming
there is mold and is threatening me with
law suit.
If they follow through with it,can the
case be heard in PA or does it have to
be in the state where I am residing now?
Asked on October 4, 2018 under Real Estate Law, South Carolina
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
A lawsuit can be filed in the state in which either the plaintiff (the filing party) or defendent (the one aginst whom the suit is being filed) legally resides. Accordingly, the suit can be filed in the sate in which you live or the state in which the buyer lives.
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
The buyer is the plaintiff. You are the defendant. A lawsuit can be filed in the state where the plaintiff resides or in the state where the defendant resides or in the state where the property is located. Therefore, the lawsuit can be filed in PA or SC.
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