Non-disclosure

[Proline]

I live in California and just purchased a single-family residence in St. George, Utah.

The deal is done. The place is mine. Upon visiting it, I discovered the rear concrete walkway, that my hired local building inspector mentioned was buckling and a potential tripping hazard, is severely undermined. So much so that it appears to be affecting the foundation of the building. There are indicators of this if one looks closely at the building structure adjacent to the buckling concrete.

This discovery by the inspector did not prompt him to look closer and his report did not prompt me. Everybody knows concrete moves over time. A real gloss over inspection it was.

Upon closer inspection I discovered repaired cracks in the inside walls, an adjacent door that does not fit right and other issues not disclosed by the seller. In fact the seller disclosed nothing as being wrong with the house and property. My casual inspection at the time of making the offer, did not reveal anything that caught my attention as being anything other than normal 10 year old house issues I was willing to accept. Nobody said anything about anything. I now discover the current issue and a history of related problems the seller did not mention.

All parties involved with the sale are saying it is my problem now. Do I have any recourse?? Does the Utah state disclosure form have any teeth to it??

All I want now is out of the deal if possible. The potential costs of the repairs could be significant. If that option is not available, I want the seller and or other parties involved to fix this issue with no further intervention on my part. I have enough time and money involved in this.

Do I have any options in this matter or did I just screw up badly??

Thank you.

[HomeGuru]

Originally Posted by Proline

I live in California and just purchased a single-family residence in St. George, Utah.

The deal is done. The place is mine. Upon visiting it, I discovered the rear concrete walkway, that my hired local building inspector mentioned was buckling and a potential tripping hazard, is severely undermined. So much so that it appears to be affecting the foundation of the building. There are indicators of this if one looks closely at the building structure adjacent to the buckling concrete.

This discovery by the inspector did not prompt him to look closer and his report did not prompt me. Everybody knows concrete moves over time. A real gloss over inspection it was.

Upon closer inspection I discovered repaired cracks in the inside walls, an adjacent door that does not fit right and other issues not disclosed by the seller. In fact the seller disclosed nothing as being wrong with the house and property. My casual inspection at the time of making the offer, did not reveal anything that caught my attention as being anything other than normal 10 year old house issues I was willing to accept. Nobody said anything about anything. I now discover the current issue and a history of related problems the seller did not mention.

All parties involved with the sale are saying it is my problem now. Do I have any recourse?? Does the Utah state disclosure form have any teeth to it??

All I want now is out of the deal if possible. The potential costs of the repairs could be significant. If that option is not available, I want the seller and or other parties involved to fix this issue with no further intervention on my part. I have enough time and money involved in this.

Do I have any options in this matter or did I just screw up badly??

Thank you.

**A: hire an engineer then post back with the results.