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Originally Posted by HomeGuru  **A: what date did you close and on what date were you aware of the water problem. What was/is the water problem and how can you prove the Seller was aware of it. |
I closed at the end of December 2008 and became aware ofthe water problem in January 2009.
The problem is water leaking into the basement during heavy rainstorms or snowmelt, at which time the water filled 75+ percent of the (not very level) basement floor up to 3" deep. The house had been owned by the seller's parents for several decades, and was occupied by the seller's brother after their death, until the seller sold it to settle the estate. It is unbelievable that the seller would not have been aware of this, particularly during the huge rains of 1996, yet the seller stated that there were no water problems when specifically asked. Also, before closing I saw was a hole in the concrete basement floor near the sewer line, but didn't think anything suspicious about it, however they moved all there junk out of the basement and I took possession that hole had been patched and later, when I was cleaning up after the water, I saw that there were two other holes that had been recently patched. Not coincidentally, I think, there three holes were at the three lowest points of the basement floor, where water ponded the deepest. It seems pretty clear that these holes were to let water drain back out into the subsoil.
In any case, none of this asnwers my question:
How do I preserve my right to file a legal claim while I try negotiating with them before filing legal action, without the statute of limitations causing my right to claim to expire?
10-30-2009, 07:05 PM
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