What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York
I bought a house from a divorced couple in the beginning of the month. This is our first house and the whole thing is a mess. Sellers left so much junk in our yard/attic even though they promised to take care of them and clean up the house before we move in. They didn't maintain the yard for at least 3 months, front yard on right side of the house looks like a waste land, and the fences/doors are broken. There is only $1,500 in the escrow account and we are requesting to use the total fund to repair everything and clean up the junk. The yard alone costs about 800 - 900 due to the amount of soil missing. However, the sellers and their attorney won't let us use the fund and only want to give us $50 to repair the door(seriously!). Any suggestions? My dad and I have been cleaning the junk (at least 20 bags (big black plastic bag ) of junk were already removed). This is frustrating and we won't release the escrow money, but is there anything we can do to get that money for the repair?
I bought a house from a divorced couple in the beginning of the month. This is our first house and the whole thing is a mess. Sellers left so much junk in our yard/attic even though they promised to take care of them and clean up the house before we move in. They didn't maintain the yard for at least 3 months, front yard on right side of the house looks like a waste land, and the fences/doors are broken. There is only $1,500 in the escrow account and we are requesting to use the total fund to repair everything and clean up the junk. The yard alone costs about 800 - 900 due to the amount of soil missing. However, the sellers and their attorney won't let us use the fund and only want to give us $50 to repair the door(seriously!). Any suggestions? My dad and I have been cleaning the junk (at least 20 bags (big black plastic bag ) of junk were already removed). This is frustrating and we won't release the escrow money, but is there anything we can do to get that money for the repair?