jlundquist1
Junior Member
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? TX
We closed on our home 2 weeks ago. Since moving in we have noticed numerous things that have lead us to believe that the house has a foundation problem. We had the home inspected prior to close and our inspector is licensed. He noted in his report that the foundation was "performing it's intended function at this time, in my opinion". He noted about 1/4 of the items that lead us to believe that there is a problem in his report. At the inspection both I and my realtor asked about the foundation and no problems were reported. Some of the things we have noticed are obvious repairs in the drywall. The house is 10 years old, we are the 4th owners and it was owned by an out of state relo company when we bought it. The house has at least 2 prior inspection reports, 1 from the relo co. and one from a previous contract, none of which noted foundation problems.
We signed an agreement with our inspector that we would notify him of any problems withing 10 days and would agree to arbitration before litigation. We notified him, he came back out, and seemed honestly concerned. He did admit some of the things he missed and offered to help pay for an engineering study if we choose to have one, only after we have a foundation repair company give us their opinion. However he said he still feels that he wouldn't have noted a foundation problem.
My question is basically what to do? Is my claim against our home inspector, the relo company, the previous owners (who are now out of state), or all? If my inspector carries insurance what can I expect from that and how do I file a claim? Can I have the repairs done and try and recoup later or should I wait? What if it gets worse while I'm waiting?
We closed on our home 2 weeks ago. Since moving in we have noticed numerous things that have lead us to believe that the house has a foundation problem. We had the home inspected prior to close and our inspector is licensed. He noted in his report that the foundation was "performing it's intended function at this time, in my opinion". He noted about 1/4 of the items that lead us to believe that there is a problem in his report. At the inspection both I and my realtor asked about the foundation and no problems were reported. Some of the things we have noticed are obvious repairs in the drywall. The house is 10 years old, we are the 4th owners and it was owned by an out of state relo company when we bought it. The house has at least 2 prior inspection reports, 1 from the relo co. and one from a previous contract, none of which noted foundation problems.
We signed an agreement with our inspector that we would notify him of any problems withing 10 days and would agree to arbitration before litigation. We notified him, he came back out, and seemed honestly concerned. He did admit some of the things he missed and offered to help pay for an engineering study if we choose to have one, only after we have a foundation repair company give us their opinion. However he said he still feels that he wouldn't have noted a foundation problem.
My question is basically what to do? Is my claim against our home inspector, the relo company, the previous owners (who are now out of state), or all? If my inspector carries insurance what can I expect from that and how do I file a claim? Can I have the repairs done and try and recoup later or should I wait? What if it gets worse while I'm waiting?