I bought a house, and a whole house of problems

[Searc]

Did you not have a "final walk through" prior to closing? This is where the hidden gems should have been noted and worked out with the seller. Sorry if that wasn't done.

You don't rip up carpeting or take down walls in the final walk through.

 

[china mom]

As some others have noted, there is usually a cause in hour home inspection that says that if problems are found that they should have caught, they are only liable for a refund of your inspection fee. The report should also indicate that they only inspect what invisible tot he naked eye without opening walls, puling up carpet etc.

As to the sellers, there is only a cause of action if you can prove that they new about defects. A roof full of rotting wood is most likely not actionable UNLESS, you could find proof that they knew bout it - for example, if they had a prior inspection or contractor tell them or maybe our new neighbor can testify that they knew about something. and, this would likely only apply to structural problems or code violations.

I have never heard of a case where cosmetic defects were required to be disclosed.

BTW, every carpet installer I have used has factored in a certain number of replacement tack strips into the price. I hope you didn' have to pay extra for those.