Seller Amendment to contract

[mwmccollough]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas

My wife and I are looking for some advice on how to proceed with handling a plumbing situation. In selling our previous house, one of the amendments was to have the water pressure in the shower checked for being low. The pressure has been the same in the shower since purchasing it new 5 years ago so it was never an issue for us. We had a community builder come out to our house and replace the valve in the shower which did improve the water pressure. Two weeks after closing, the buyer has back to us saying he is unhappy with the water pressure and expects us to pay whatever it takes to suit his standards. The reason he is citing is that we used a builder and not a licensed plummer and is accusing us of lying to him, which is not the case. Do you have a suggestion on the next course of action.

[justalayman]

I am presuming you did not have him sign off on the repair after it was completed but before closing, correct?

some of the answer depends exactly what the amendment required and if that requirement was fulfilled. What was the exact request and was it fulfilled?

[HomeGuru]

Originally Posted by mwmccollough

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas

My wife and I are looking for some advice on how to proceed with handling a plumbing situation. In selling our previous house, one of the amendments was to have the water pressure in the shower checked for being low. The pressure has been the same in the shower since purchasing it new 5 years ago so it was never an issue for us. We had a community builder come out to our house and replace the valve in the shower which did improve the water pressure. Two weeks after closing, the buyer has back to us saying he is unhappy with the water pressure and expects us to pay whatever it takes to suit his standards. The reason he is citing is that we used a builder and not a licensed plummer and is accusing us of lying to him, which is not the case. Do you have a suggestion on the next course of action.

**A: why did you not use a licensed plumber? Although the Buyer may have accepted the repair close, if state law requires a licensed plumber to complete plumbing work, you may be on the hook.

[mwmccollough]

Originally Posted by justalayman

I am presuming you did not have him sign off on the repair after it was completed but before closing, correct?

some of the answer depends exactly what the amendment required and if that requirement was fulfilled. What was the exact request and was it fulfilled?

They did a walk through the day before the closing and said everything was good to go. In rereading the amendment it does in fact state that a licensed plumber needed to be used so I have no idea why we did not get one. Either way, the realtor for the buyer was aware that we had a builder come by and complete the repairs as he received a copy of all receipts. The buyer did not complain until two weeks after closing on the house. The water works fine, otherwise we would have had it checked out while the house was still under warranty.

[HomeGuru]

Originally Posted by mwmccollough

They did a walk through the day before the closing and said everything was good to go. In rereading the amendment it does in fact state that a licensed plumber needed to be used so I have no idea why we did not get one. Either way, the realtor for the buyer was aware that we had a builder come by and complete the repairs as he received a copy of all receipts. The buyer did not complain until two weeks after closing on the house. The water works fine, otherwise we would have had it checked out while the house was still under warranty.

**A: to end this, hire a licensed plumber to investigate and correct the problem.
It's in the contract to do so.

[mwmccollough]

Ok, we had a plumber come out yesterday and test the water pressure levels to the house and to the shower and both were fine. It now becomes an issue of water volume which is not covered in the contract amendment, it only states that we "fix" the pressure but the pressure is well over the minimum city requirements. The plumber stated that the volume was a little lower than normal but that volume is ambiguous and what is good for one person may not be for another. Thoughts on where we should go from here? He did say that there is a chance of there being a bent instead of rounded pipe under that tub (which runs to the shower) that could be restricting the water flow.

[CharlotteInvest]

if it has really been 5 years ago, then there is nothing to be said. by you making attempts to justify the problem you have just opened a can of worms. now you must do whatever it takes to fix the problem.