ngerasimatos
Junior Member
We are buying a home in Las Vegas, NV from a popular builder. After reviewing all of the lots available we selected a lot specifically based on its orientation, square footage, and it had the floor plan we wanted. We live in AZ so all of this had to be done with our agent and virtual. We have already signed the paperwork and transferred the earnest money.
I finally took a trip to see the lot in person now that the foundation has been laid and was shocked to see a gigantic retaining wall that is taking up a considerable amount of our square footage. I cannot recall they ever informed us specifically of how much depth and square footage this retaining wall consumes. I feel like they lied to us and we are getting a considerably smaller and less desirable lot than we thought we were getting.
Do I have any legal recourse here to terminate the contract and get back my money? The builder is claiming that the retaining wall is calculated into the square footage and that is standard practice. I personally have never heard such.
Here is a picture of the lot diagram as the wall itself. Sorry, the picture sucks, I will try and go out today and get one that's not so terrible. It was super cold, windy, and dark when I took that one.
I finally took a trip to see the lot in person now that the foundation has been laid and was shocked to see a gigantic retaining wall that is taking up a considerable amount of our square footage. I cannot recall they ever informed us specifically of how much depth and square footage this retaining wall consumes. I feel like they lied to us and we are getting a considerably smaller and less desirable lot than we thought we were getting.
Do I have any legal recourse here to terminate the contract and get back my money? The builder is claiming that the retaining wall is calculated into the square footage and that is standard practice. I personally have never heard such.
Here is a picture of the lot diagram as the wall itself. Sorry, the picture sucks, I will try and go out today and get one that's not so terrible. It was super cold, windy, and dark when I took that one.
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