State: Washington DC
Situation: my mother recently purchase a home from a individual selling a home through long and foster. through the initial inspection that the owner provided, they stated he was in pretty good condition. but after closing on the home, and moving in a few weeks later, we noticed there were uneven floors, through the carpet. at one point someone nearly fell through the floor in the dining area, and after lifting the carpet we noticed dry-rotted floors and the structural beams appear to be dry-rotted as well. in addition the upper floors were the same, there were water damage in the basement, no indication appeared be there previous through the initial inspection, structure beams began to crack, dry-wall start cracking vertically, the rear gate had a lock that seller did not have a key to. well, after contacting the seller, he stated he would need to see the damages before he would repair them. But after numerous attempts, he would attempt to schedule late hours or extremely early morning hours know that there wasn't going to be anyone available. After a few weeks and no repairs my mother contacted the real estate companies (both sides) and contract lawyer. the contract lawyer stated she had a case, and the real estate agent stated she has a case as well but would prefer to have the damages repaired. so the company sent an inspector by, but he only inspected the extremely damaged area, stating that the entire carpet would need to be removed. And we stated we would remove it, but they never made another attempt to inspect it there after.
My questions are: Do we have a real case? not a case were in a lawyer takes it, but my mother puts more money into the lawyer, then what the damages are worth. And if so, how much and how long will it take before a settlement can be reached? And who can she actually sue?
01-30-2002, 03:33 PM
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