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My fiance and I are in the process of buying a home. 8 days ago the seller accepted our offer and we put earnest money down. 3 days after we put our money down the seller informs us 40 mins before they are going to hold an estate sale on the property. When we put an offer on the house the listing agent told our agent that the estate sale would be an auction held off site, that did not end up being the case. The seller opened the house to the public, and over the course of 5 days several hundered people tracked through the home. Neither our agent (buyer agent w/signed agreement), or the listing agent seem to understand why this upset us. The house is no longer in the condition it was when we bid on it, it is dirty, and the carpet (which was on its last legs) will now have to be replaced immediately due to soil trails. We are incredibly upset at the fact that the sellers felt they could do this during our inspection phase without our permission. We lost 50% of our inspection phase due to this sale, as we were not given access to the premsis because of said sale. I am wondering what sort of recourse we may have against the sellers and both agents for not stopping something like this when we were told the sale would be off site. |
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You have the right to receive the property in the condition it was when you saw it before you made your offer. Talk with a lawyer if the amount of money for cleanup is enough to warrant making a fuss. You could ask for a credit toward the purchase price, or take the seller to small claims court afterwards. |
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Edith
Originally published on May 20, 2008 |
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