foxriverguy
Junior Member
We live in Florida.
I hired a house inspector to inspect our house as a condition of purchase. He found some pretty minor stuff and missed a couple of big issues. the most serious error was that he failed to notice that the French doors leading to the outside patio were installed backwards. In checking with Jeld-Wen as to why the door leaked in every rainstorm they asked for pictures. The response was immediate. They said the doors will leak until they are taken out and installed properly. They are installed backwards. I contacted the home inspector and asked him for the name of his insurance company. He sent me a check for $275 which was the cost of his inspection. He also included a covering letter that stated the contract I signed limited his damages for errors and omissions to the fee paid.
My cost will be at least $800 which includes a $165 building permit.
We have a Small Claims Court date set for Apil 18 at which time I am going to ask for the difference between the $800 and his $275 check.
Does anyone have any suggestions how I can deal with his position that I signed the contract and all I am going to get is the $275? People sign releases preventing them from bringing suit all the time and malpractice award cases are won every day.
I hired a house inspector to inspect our house as a condition of purchase. He found some pretty minor stuff and missed a couple of big issues. the most serious error was that he failed to notice that the French doors leading to the outside patio were installed backwards. In checking with Jeld-Wen as to why the door leaked in every rainstorm they asked for pictures. The response was immediate. They said the doors will leak until they are taken out and installed properly. They are installed backwards. I contacted the home inspector and asked him for the name of his insurance company. He sent me a check for $275 which was the cost of his inspection. He also included a covering letter that stated the contract I signed limited his damages for errors and omissions to the fee paid.
My cost will be at least $800 which includes a $165 building permit.
We have a Small Claims Court date set for Apil 18 at which time I am going to ask for the difference between the $800 and his $275 check.
Does anyone have any suggestions how I can deal with his position that I signed the contract and all I am going to get is the $275? People sign releases preventing them from bringing suit all the time and malpractice award cases are won every day.