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Edit.... nevermind.... read previous page posts that answered.
If you haven't even made your first payment yet, and there were no problems with the roof, I'd be calling that inspector. There may be limits in what he's liable for, but I would tell him what is happening and see what he offers to do.
I can tell you what I would say if someone who bought my house, after having an inspection, came back to me complaining about stuff - but I can't print it here.
I can tell you what I would say if someone who bought my house, after having an inspection,
came back to me complaining about stuff - but I can't print it here.
I get the sentiment, but...
but the disclosure LAWS that most of the civilized world have adopted in the last twenty years or so
make it about impossible for an honest seller to NOT reveal that they have had issues with their fifteen year old flat roof.
Which leaves our buyer and his helpers left to determine that whatever is going right now isn't something new
and his inspector is hoping that his qualifying preamble gives him enough cover to have missed it on the first go round.
Also, ours is a flat roof... are they more prone to leakage than standard slanted roofs?
Yes flat roofs are more prone to leaking.
Is it leaking in your house in one spot? How much of the ceiling is collapsing? It's possible that you may be able to just repair it and it will be fine but you really need to find out the condition of your whole roof from contractors who are familiar with flat roofs.
After you had an inspection and you closed I would not go back to the previous homeowner. Do you have a home warranty? Maybe you can file an insurance claim? Check into it and good luck.
The best type of flat roof is the one piece rubber kind. I had roll roofing and it blew off in a storm (in Buffalo NY). I replaced it with a one piece rubber membrane EDPM. Still leak free after almost 10 years.
I'd say it's on the roof inspector. That's the purpose of hiring a roof inspector. ONE MONTH??!!
From my builder other half: Call the Department of Consumer Protection, find out if the inspector was licensed. Varies by state but it's usually one year, if the inspector was licensed & insured, the inspector's insurance should pay for the repairs.
Was the inspector hired by you or the mortgage company?
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