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kmarier
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What is the name of your state? NY
We purchased a new modular home in August, and the contract states no exact delivery. The seller informed us at the time of signing that the delivery date was 10 to 12 wks. We were told to hurry and get our basement done- which we did. The seller infomed us (not in writing but by telling us) that the house would be here the 3rd wk of November. When we got our loan, the loan processor called the seller, and asked them how long the home would take, so she could figure a construction time. The seller told her, we would be able to be in the home by the middle of January. Well, needless to say we received a call from the seller, stating the factory was backlogged and our home would not be off-line and ready for delivery until the end of January. I was able to get an extention on the construction loan at a cost to us out of pocket, so we wouldn't lose the loan. My question is, do we have a leg to stand on, against the company and/or seller for the extra costs and if anything happens to our basement (we live in a snowbelt, and the basement is likely to crack/collapse from the ice/water, etc.)? We would have waited to build the basment (and had it winterized), if we had known about the delay, and the bank could have given us a longer construction loan. There is also the fact of rising costs on the estimates we received for electric, plumbing, septic, etc. Although I don't think the seller knew the delay, I'm certain the factory salesman did, as when I spoke with him he mentioned August as when they realized the backlog they had; yet we were not informed until Oct.31st. We began our basement at the end of September. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
We purchased a new modular home in August, and the contract states no exact delivery. The seller informed us at the time of signing that the delivery date was 10 to 12 wks. We were told to hurry and get our basement done- which we did. The seller infomed us (not in writing but by telling us) that the house would be here the 3rd wk of November. When we got our loan, the loan processor called the seller, and asked them how long the home would take, so she could figure a construction time. The seller told her, we would be able to be in the home by the middle of January. Well, needless to say we received a call from the seller, stating the factory was backlogged and our home would not be off-line and ready for delivery until the end of January. I was able to get an extention on the construction loan at a cost to us out of pocket, so we wouldn't lose the loan. My question is, do we have a leg to stand on, against the company and/or seller for the extra costs and if anything happens to our basement (we live in a snowbelt, and the basement is likely to crack/collapse from the ice/water, etc.)? We would have waited to build the basment (and had it winterized), if we had known about the delay, and the bank could have given us a longer construction loan. There is also the fact of rising costs on the estimates we received for electric, plumbing, septic, etc. Although I don't think the seller knew the delay, I'm certain the factory salesman did, as when I spoke with him he mentioned August as when they realized the backlog they had; yet we were not informed until Oct.31st. We began our basement at the end of September. Any help would be greatly appreciated.