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mmphoto412 t1_j0vk3eg wrote

Reply to comment by berrylover6020 in 1 year old leaking roof by berrylover6020

Your right in not trusting whoever did the roof to come back and make repairs.

You'll have as much luck getting the previous owners to pay for repairs as you will for getting blood out of a stone. Its on you to do your due diligence, thats why home inspections are such an important part of the home buying process. FWW, you did not have you use the previous inspection. The seller called you out of some bit of desperation, after a seller backed out. You didnt realize it, but you had the upper hand in that negotiation, especially considering the previous buyer backed out over repairs.

The only way you can go after the seller, is if they knowingly hid something from you.

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berrylover6020 OP t1_j0vw21c wrote

We are not looking to go after the sellers or the home inspector. I am aware we agreed to terms and the transaction closed and thats that. I am more interested in if we are able to hold the roofer accountable for bad work, especially since we weren’t the ones who hired them/signed the contract. The sellers responded promptly to my request for the roofers info and sent the contract to us immediately.

As for us having the upper hand I have to respectfully disagree. The market in early 2022 was so far in the sellers favor, buyers had nothing to negotiate with. We were lucky to even get a copy of the prior bid winners inspection report. Mostly the only offers being accepted on houses for awhile were ones without inspections and a lot without appraisal contingencies. The sellers were not left too desperate after they other buyers backed out, they could have re-listed and honestly gotten more than we paid. They did do us a favor by reaching back out to us first.

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