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Posted by on April 19, 2007, 9:01 pm
How exactly is the ad worded? How many "experts" not people selling
something can you get to testify? Did you get an inspection? Buying
a used house is typically as is. Quit cryin and fix it.
> Does anyone know what the statute of limitiations in the state of
> maryland is for filing a suit against a home seller and or a real
> estate agent for not disclosing a defect, and possibly making a
> fraudulent claim about the house's integrity?
>
> short story--
>
> house was advertised to me as having waterproof basement. not so. half
> of the basement has a french drain. the other half has a trench to
> collect water and divert it to the drain..
>
> I have consulted a few people about this.. they said "Oh, that's the
> old way of doing it." (the drain was installed in the 80's.) but, a
> water proofing company was here tonight, and flat out told me that
> whatever I was told was wrong-- that it is not a waterproofed
> basement.. and, I could bring this against the seller and the real
> estate agent. Only half of the basement is water proofed, the other
> half is some hodgepodge system that was probably done by the old
> owner. He only had the half that was a real problem done, and just
> fudged the rest (even putting up wood panelled walls up to hide the
> trench.
>
> I wasn't paying this any mind, because whatever this system was was
> working ok and I just thought it was the "old way", but I found an
> area that isn't, and it is getting worse.. and it was masked by the
> makeshift wall..
>
> I have lived in the house for 2 1/4 years.. the guy here tonight
> thinks that the statute is 3 years.
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