On Sunday, December 27, 2020 at 7:01:50 PM UTC-5, 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.

The laws in Canada are different. Here, you only have to disclose problems
you know about.

We have really old insulation in the attic. It probably has asbestos mixed
in. The previous owner didn't have it tested, so he didn't have to disclose it.
We haven't had it tested, so we don't have to disclose it if we sell.

Here's the weak-ass Michigan seller's disclosure form:

<https://www.mirealtors.com/Portals/0/Documents/FormH.pdf>

Cindy Hamilton