Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2020-12-27 6:45 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> > Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
> > > Yeah, a stone mason is an expert at roofs, electric, plumbing,
> > > heating, etc. Generally the buyer pays a house inspection
> > > company to check all aspects of the property. No one cares if
> > > the window shades are crap but major defects have to be repaired
> > > by the seller.
> >
> > No Sheldon, the seller does not have to repair any major defects.
> > They buyer simply decides to buy or not. The seller may discount
> > the price based on cost to repair defects, but they do not have to.
> >
> I have heard of cases of sellers having to pay for repairs for
> damages that had not been disclosed. In order not to disclose
> something you have to first know about it. Having a home inspector
> check the place out should find things that need to be done and the
> seller can fix it or discount it to make the sale.

State laws vary. Here, you don't have to disclose anything and can
sell 'as is'. No obligation on seller to fix anything. No obligation
to disclose.


> We had a funny situation two doors down from us. There was a small
> bungalow on a narrow lot, deep, but very narrow. An older couple
> bought it with the intention of tearing it down and building their
> dream house as the back end of the property, which would put their
> house right next to our next door neighbour's house, and they were a
> privacy loving couple. The started to gut the house while they
> applied for relief from bylaws to allow them to build closer to the
> property line. We neighbours fought it. His argument that he had
> already gutted the house didn't work. He was rejected.
>
> Now he had to sell a half gutted house, and, as it turned out, there
> were major issues with the septic bed. There wasn't one. The farmer
> who had owned it years ago did not put in a proper bed, just a lot of
> gravel with a short line to the tank. The guy had to spent a small
> fortune to put in a new septic tank and bed. He also had to restore
> all the drywall he had ripped out.

LOL! Buyers beware and check codes!