damage to house prior to closing (North Carolina)

[emmd2001]

I closed on a new house on 8/30/12. The contract was signed 7/16/12. The sellers signed the sellers disclosure on 6/12/12.

Unbeknownst to me at time of closing as I moved from a different state, the area the home I purchased is in had a bad hail storm on 7/1/12.

Over the past several weeks, I have noticed the majority of the homes in my neighborhood having their roof replaced due to damage from the storm. Being concerned, I contacted a roofing company for an inspection. The inspection did in fact reveal significant hail damage to the roof and gutters.

Since I did not own the home until 8/30/12, my homeowner's policy wouldn't cover the replacement. What recourse do I have at this point?

 

[tammy8]

Geez I hate those *my neighbors are all getting new roofs so why am I not?*. That being said we did some pretty bad storms on that date.

Why wasn't this discovered at the preclosing inspection?

Contact the prior owner's insurance company.

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

The prior owners insurance will likely not pay anything. It was your responsibility to inspect the property, prior to closing.