What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey
Hello,
I am looking for some advise. I recently moved into a condo and 2 days after moving in I noticed that the air conditioning wasn't working properly. The unit turns on and the fan works normally, so during the walk through it seemed like it was working (also was a cool day), however the condo wasn't getting very cold even with the air turned down below 70. I went outside and noticed that the compressor wasn't on. I had it checked and a HVAC technician said that a wire burnt through the condenser and fried the whole unit. He stated that there is no way this just happened in the two days since I moved in. He also discovered that my Furnace was 27 years old. On my home inspection paperwork, and verbally, the home inspector told me that the unit was only 7 years old. I personally would have never purchased the condo for the selling price had I known that the unit was 27 years old. I feel like the misguided information in the inspection led to an unfair sale. This is my first home purchase and I don't know much about home appliances if it seems weird that I wouldn't have checked to see how old the furnace was. The purpose of the inspection was to inform me of the condition of the appliances and if I found issue, would be able to back out of the sale or ask for a lower price on the condo. I contacted the inspector and he said that it was probably just a typo and he meant to type 27.
Is there anything I can do?
Thanks,
Josh
Hello,
I am looking for some advise. I recently moved into a condo and 2 days after moving in I noticed that the air conditioning wasn't working properly. The unit turns on and the fan works normally, so during the walk through it seemed like it was working (also was a cool day), however the condo wasn't getting very cold even with the air turned down below 70. I went outside and noticed that the compressor wasn't on. I had it checked and a HVAC technician said that a wire burnt through the condenser and fried the whole unit. He stated that there is no way this just happened in the two days since I moved in. He also discovered that my Furnace was 27 years old. On my home inspection paperwork, and verbally, the home inspector told me that the unit was only 7 years old. I personally would have never purchased the condo for the selling price had I known that the unit was 27 years old. I feel like the misguided information in the inspection led to an unfair sale. This is my first home purchase and I don't know much about home appliances if it seems weird that I wouldn't have checked to see how old the furnace was. The purpose of the inspection was to inform me of the condition of the appliances and if I found issue, would be able to back out of the sale or ask for a lower price on the condo. I contacted the inspector and he said that it was probably just a typo and he meant to type 27.
Is there anything I can do?
Thanks,
Josh