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Even after speaking to an attorney who told me there was nothing that could be done, I'm still holding out hope that I can do something (anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
My boyfriend and I purchased our first townhome in VA a little over a month ago. We never had an opportunity to speak with the previous owner as she had moved out of the area and she used a power of attorney at closing. In this ridiculously short period of time we have experienced two ongoing MAJOR problems:
1. Even though we had received an inspection prior to settlement that stated there was no indication of moisture in the basement we had serious flooding after a rainstorm that was caused by a crack in the foundation that cost thousands of dollars to repair. When we contacted the inspector about the problem he said to my boyfriend over the phone, "Oh, you mean where I saw water stains on the carpet in the basement?" Neighbors who we mentioned the problem to all said the previous owner had been aware of the problem but had done nothing to fix it. According to the lawyer, if we went after the inspector it would be a matter of he said/we said which wouldn't be worth the time and money to pursue and since the previous owner hadn't made an obvious attempt to cover up the problem (for instance, she hadn't repainted and recarpeted the basement or anything) and we hadn't directly asked her about any problems in the basement and she sold the house "as-is" we couldn't go after her either.
2. To date, we have had to call the cops almost two dozen times regarding our neighbors (who are an end unit) who are renters who don't have jobs, who are up all hours of the night, who constantly have a stereo on at full-blast with full-on bass, who have dogs they leave outside who bark constantly, who are always having people coming in and out 24/7, who are always parking in our reserved spaces, who are always getting into screaming/yelling arguments with one another, well anyway, you get the idea. Come to find out at our first homeowner's association meeting last week, that our lovely neighbors have been living there for years, that they've been arrested numerous times on drugs and violence charges, that the owner of the house is friends with them and refuses to evict them, that everyone on the street is afraid to speak up or call the cops because when they do they've had cars/personal property vandalized, that the reason the previous owner left was because of them, and that there's nothing that can be done. The attorney concurred and said we should just continue calling the police (as if we should just settle for spending every free minute at home either waiting for another disturbance from the neighbors or calling the cops?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!)
My boyfriend and I are flat broke after down payment/closing costs/basement repair so we can't even think about moving and besides, I REFUSE to be chased out by people who have been left to run rampant for entirely too long (and who we can't believe can't be forced to leave) especially after we've already put so much money into the house.
Anyone have ANY input/similar circumstances?
My boyfriend and I purchased our first townhome in VA a little over a month ago. We never had an opportunity to speak with the previous owner as she had moved out of the area and she used a power of attorney at closing. In this ridiculously short period of time we have experienced two ongoing MAJOR problems:
1. Even though we had received an inspection prior to settlement that stated there was no indication of moisture in the basement we had serious flooding after a rainstorm that was caused by a crack in the foundation that cost thousands of dollars to repair. When we contacted the inspector about the problem he said to my boyfriend over the phone, "Oh, you mean where I saw water stains on the carpet in the basement?" Neighbors who we mentioned the problem to all said the previous owner had been aware of the problem but had done nothing to fix it. According to the lawyer, if we went after the inspector it would be a matter of he said/we said which wouldn't be worth the time and money to pursue and since the previous owner hadn't made an obvious attempt to cover up the problem (for instance, she hadn't repainted and recarpeted the basement or anything) and we hadn't directly asked her about any problems in the basement and she sold the house "as-is" we couldn't go after her either.
2. To date, we have had to call the cops almost two dozen times regarding our neighbors (who are an end unit) who are renters who don't have jobs, who are up all hours of the night, who constantly have a stereo on at full-blast with full-on bass, who have dogs they leave outside who bark constantly, who are always having people coming in and out 24/7, who are always parking in our reserved spaces, who are always getting into screaming/yelling arguments with one another, well anyway, you get the idea. Come to find out at our first homeowner's association meeting last week, that our lovely neighbors have been living there for years, that they've been arrested numerous times on drugs and violence charges, that the owner of the house is friends with them and refuses to evict them, that everyone on the street is afraid to speak up or call the cops because when they do they've had cars/personal property vandalized, that the reason the previous owner left was because of them, and that there's nothing that can be done. The attorney concurred and said we should just continue calling the police (as if we should just settle for spending every free minute at home either waiting for another disturbance from the neighbors or calling the cops?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!)
My boyfriend and I are flat broke after down payment/closing costs/basement repair so we can't even think about moving and besides, I REFUSE to be chased out by people who have been left to run rampant for entirely too long (and who we can't believe can't be forced to leave) especially after we've already put so much money into the house.
Anyone have ANY input/similar circumstances?