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Is there a catch to this $1,200 apartment/small home in East Flatbush?

Just bought a house (5wks ago). There is a leak in 2nd flr bath that the home inspector did not catch.?

  • There is a leak in drain pipes under the bath tub and above kitchen ceiling that is leading to discoloration of kitchen ceiling. When a plumber saw it, he said he was "shocked that the home inspector did not catch it." I checked my home inspection report. Both kitchen ceiling and bathroom tub are reported to have no issues. Do I have any recourse from the home inspector or the seller on this? PS repairs are going to cost ~2500$

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    if leak occured subsequent to inspection then no recourse. did seller cover it up and lie on disclosure statement? if so then maybe recourse with them. why was ceiling not discolored 5 weeks ago. did leak just occur or did someone cover it up. you are about to learn a valuable lesson as to why inspections are worthless. you signed away a lot of rights with them. Next home purchase you will know.

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Read your report again. Pay special attention to the part about "not responsible for any errors or omissions" and the No guarantee part.

Most home inspection reports have plenty of disclaimers that say you cannot sue them, so you will need to look at your report. If the seller freshly painted that ceiling because they knew there was a problem, you may have recourse against the seller if they did not disclose. So many people call the home inspectors, and go with the cheapest one. In my experience, the better inspectors charge more and the others get work by undercutting prices by $20 or so. And if you call an inspector and they can do your inspection immediately, they are probably not in demand.

Home inspectors SUCK. Ours didn't catch anything. He was worthless. Next time we buy a house, I am going to thoroughly research home inspectors, and possible hire individual plumbers etc to come take a look at the house. From what I can tell, home inspectors are basically worthless.

One of the first paragraphs in the home inspection report will tell they aren't responsible for pretty much any info they find or do not find. If the seller was aware of this and didn't disclose this and YOU can prove it, you have a case against the seller.

who paid for the inspector? is the inspector bonded, does he warranty his report?

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