What recourse do we have to get the things done as listed in our offer letter and we have been in occupancy for over 2 weeks?
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What recourse do we have to get the things done as listed in our offer letter and we have been in occupancy for over 2 weeks?
In our offer letter 7 weeks ago we requested that the dead sod and 10-12 weeds be replaced. We have been in the house for 2 weeks and this has still not been done. We were told a landscaper would be here today but no one showed.
Asked on June 29, 2017 under Real Estate Law, Georgia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
If these things were made part of an actual written contract, then they have to be done, at least in theory--a contract can be enforced in court (i.e. via a lawsuit). (The reason I write "in theory" is that suing over sod and weeds is likely to be cost-prohibitive: you'll spend more suing than you get back.) If these things were not incorporated into a contract, then even if you requested them, there is no obligation to do them. So the issue is 1) whether they became part of a contract; and 2) if so, is it economically worth takin legal action?
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