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Buying a house and them AC breaks within a week....
Posted on 8/4/12 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 8/4/12 at 12:11 pm
My lil brother closed on his first house last Friday (July 27th) and his AC unit went out on Thursday (August 2nd). Is there anyway the previous owner can be liable for any of the cost??
TIA
TIA
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Posted on 8/4/12 at 12:33 pm to bringonusc
Welcome to home ownership
Was there an inspection done prior?
Did he buy a warranty?
What is wrong with A/C? Is it something that just broke spontaneously? Or was it something that the prev owner knew about and made shortcut fixes to last long enough to get the house sold. Bottom line is if they knew about it and did not disclose it their may be recourse, if it just happened, oh well
Was there an inspection done prior?
Did he buy a warranty?
What is wrong with A/C? Is it something that just broke spontaneously? Or was it something that the prev owner knew about and made shortcut fixes to last long enough to get the house sold. Bottom line is if they knew about it and did not disclose it their may be recourse, if it just happened, oh well
Posted on 8/4/12 at 12:53 pm to Tigerpaw123
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Welcome to home ownership
that's what I told him quote:
Was there an inspection done prior? Did he buy a warranty?
Unfortunately, the answer is no to both.
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What is wrong with A/C? Is it something that just broke spontaneously? Or was it something that the prev owner knew about and made shortcut fixes to last long enough to get the house sold
The compressor went out. He said it was just a spontaneous thing.
Posted on 8/4/12 at 12:55 pm to bringonusc
Looks like you've answered your own question
Posted on 8/4/12 at 1:23 pm to bringonusc
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Is there anyway the previous owner can be liable for any of the cost??
How much will it take to replace the compressor? Even if they might be liable, it might not be worth his time or money to get it from them.
Posted on 8/4/12 at 1:33 pm to rmc
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How much will it take to replace the compressor? Even if they might be liable, it might not be worth his time or money to get it from them.
He had an entire new unit put in yesterday. The old one was over 30 years old.
Posted on 8/4/12 at 1:46 pm to bringonusc
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He had an entire new unit put in yesterday. The old one was over 30 years old.
Ouch. Well, with that little nugget of information, I think your brother is going to be hard pressed to hold them liable. I assume he had every chance to find out that the AC was 30 years old and might have even known. Now, if they lied and said it was 5 years old, that's something else.
Posted on 8/4/12 at 2:31 pm to bringonusc
Sounds like he set himself up for that one.
First house and a lesson learned.
First house and a lesson learned.
Posted on 8/4/12 at 2:35 pm to Who Me
Not buying a warranty is one thing but no inspection is just moronic.
Posted on 8/4/12 at 2:46 pm to bamaphan13
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Not buying a warranty is one thing but no inspection is just moronic.
I agree. Although, he is an electrician so he inspected most of the stuff himself. But like someone else said, lesson learned.
Posted on 8/4/12 at 2:50 pm to rmc
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Ouch. Well, with that little nugget of information, I think your brother is going to be hard pressed to hold them liable. I assume he had every chance to find out that the AC was 30 years old and might have even known. Now, if they lied and said it was 5 years old, that's something else.
He knew it was 30 years old. He bought the house from a family friend so he knew everything about it before buying. He just thought he remembered during closing someone saying that if something broke within a week the seller could be liable. He figured it would go out eventually but not this soon!
He was smart though, and made sure he had some cash saved for repairs since he was buying a 30 year old home.
Posted on 8/5/12 at 11:57 pm to bringonusc
In the long run, I think he's better off with a new system than dealing with a 30 year old system that's inefficient and liable to break any day.
Posted on 8/6/12 at 7:07 am to Champagne
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In the long run, I think he's better off with a new system than dealing with a 30 year old system that's inefficient and liable to break any day.
This. If he knew it was 30 years old then he should have budgeted to have a new AC installed shortly after moving in.
Posted on 8/6/12 at 10:07 am to bringonusc
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Although, he is an electrician so he inspected most of the stuff himself.
What exactly does this qualify him to inspect other than the electrical system in the house?
Posted on 8/6/12 at 10:45 am to bringonusc
I'm assuming he paid cash. A financed house would have required a typical house inspection, and the A/C age and condition would have been noted. Even if cash, everyone should have a good inspection done. On larger houses, inspections by specialized experts are ideal - roof, structure, etc.
A repairman can note if any recent patch repairs were made, that might suggest the owner's disclosure wasn't accurate. All house sales include a pretty extensive disclosure form.
At 30 years old, also assuming the AC is as old as the house, there is no expectation of future life. Every day is on borrowed time.
A repairman can note if any recent patch repairs were made, that might suggest the owner's disclosure wasn't accurate. All house sales include a pretty extensive disclosure form.
At 30 years old, also assuming the AC is as old as the house, there is no expectation of future life. Every day is on borrowed time.
Posted on 8/6/12 at 11:23 am to bringonusc
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The old one was over 30 years old.
I'm sure he didn't plan on having it go out the first week, but surely he knew it was going to crap out sooner rather than later.
And no, the last owner is not liable. The only way he's covered is if he bought a warranty.
Posted on 8/6/12 at 11:39 am to bringonusc
Based on what you have stated why the frick should the previous owners in ANY WORLD be liable or the thought to even cross a persons head that they should be liable?
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