Seller did not perform as per the real estate sale and purchase contract

[vikasintl]

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

Seller agreed on addendum that he will complete all the repairs/replacements and improvements within 5 days of addendum agreement date but seller and his agent did not even start the work until 5th day.
To give accurate dates agreement was on 24th october 2009 which was Saturday and they did not start the work until Nov. 2nd 2009.

What can we do for this non or delayed performance.

Can we sue them for breach of contract?

We agreed for all repairs within 5 days because we wanted to take advantage or tax credit dead line 30th nov. 2009 now if its not extended than we are not in position to close before nov. 30th 2009.

Irrelevant whether we get the credit or not we want to take action against seller and we want to what possibly we can get from seller.

Can we ask them we will take them to court if they don't agree for further repairs.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington

[justalayman]

What can we do for this non or delayed performance.

How were you injured?

Can we sue them for breach of contract?

and demand what?

We agreed for all repairs within 5 days because we wanted to take advantage or tax credit dead line 30th nov. 2009 now if its not extended than we are not in position to close before nov. 30th 2009.

there are other ways to allow the repairs that you should have considered.

Irrelevant whether we get the credit or not we want to take action against seller and we want to what possibly we can get from seller.

so what are you expecting to get?

Can we ask them we will take them to court if they don't agree for further repairs.

Huh????

[vikasintl]

Originally Posted by justalayman

How were you injured?

and demand what?

there are other ways to allow the repairs that you should have considered.

so what are you expecting to get?

Huh????

Like I mentioned we want them to do more repairs than agreed or we will file a case against them for breach of contract.
But my question is how serious this issue is? I mean they did not finish the work within 5 days? can court take it seriously and they can be fined ?
depending upon how serious the matter is ...we can ask for repairs accordingly.

[justalayman]

=vikasintl;2403261]Like I mentioned we want them to do more repairs than agreed or we will file a case against them for breach of contract.

real funny. It doesn't work that way. Go ahead and sue. They will say "fine, we will cancel the contract then. here is your earnest and be on your way"

But my question is how serious this issue is? I mean they did not finish the work within 5 days? can court take it seriously and they can be fined ?

very very unlikely. You pretty much have a choice of extending the contract or terminating the contract. Which do you want?

depending upon how serious the matter is ...we can ask for repairs accordingly.[

You can ask for whatever you want but you have no leverage to demand anything.

[justalayman]

well, good news for you. It appears the tax credit has been extended so you have absolutely no gripes about what is happening. The delay has caused you no damages so you can now simply close on the home and get on with life.