Terminate Real estate contract post inspection

[Rakin]

OP if the leak was fixed and no longer a problem, what's the problem?
All roofs eventually leak and if repaired there is no need to disclose.
Could it have been 5 years earlier and all been well since ?

And yes, the buyer and their agent is who selects the Inspector and pays his cost.

[cully]

Have you checked your seller disclosure laws in your state? Different states have different requirements about when/if/what a seller needs to disclose.

[cargoman]

Originally Posted by Rakin

OP if the leak was fixed and no longer a problem, what's the problem?
All roofs eventually leak and if repaired there is no need to disclose.
Could it have been 5 years earlier and all been well since ?

And yes, the buyer and their agent is who selects the Inspector and pays his cost.

Not to be a pain, but the OP was talking about a shower and floor, not a leaking roof.....just a heads up to help you out.

[Miss Hepburn]

The seller lied...was prepared to give this pain in the neck to another.
(I hate that in people, btw.)
Slap their wrist by getting your insp fee back.
I like the petition from your agent idea.
I hope it would never reach small claims.

If you do nothing and blow it off, as if it was just a fine thing to do to another...
she'll do it again and again...I think you said 'she'.

[FalconheadWest]

A disclosure notice is about what is wrong with the house. If there was a leak and the seller fixed it, there is nothing to disclose. If there is a leak and the seller didn't fix it and knew about it, he needs to disclose.

Sellers don't need to disclose everything that has ever gone wrong in the house. They are supposed to disclose their current knowledge of the house in it's current condition. You can't blame a seller for fixing a leak and then not knowing it was leaking again. He might have thought he fixed the issue so there would be a non-issue for him.