On Sat, 15 Jul 2017 19:34:29 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Bruce" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Sat, 15 Jul 2017 12:21:27 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Maybe in Canada. In the US, until the actual "closing", anyone can back
>>>out.
>>
>> Without penalty, really? What's the meaning of the sale contract they
>> signed then?
>
>They can come up with a reason. Reason people kept backing out on this house
>was the siding. Or so they claimed. This kind of siding had a recall. We
>were told that ours was fine and the recall didn't apply. But after buying
>the house, I think the real reason was that it is flat out not up to code
>and getting it up to code would cost a fortune. We had a guy who said he
>would do it for $2,000 so we hired him only to have him walk away saying
>that he'd been wrong and couldn't do the job for any price. We based what we
>paid for the house on that. Now we are stuck with a house that likely will
>never be up to code.

Can't you get a new quote? Or else, never move.