tim5055 Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Washington Post Article After a faulty home inspection, can buyers recoup some cash? Not a lot of information and leaves a lot to the imagination. Probably wasted ink in the print version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 It's too general to be of much use. There's also going to be a large difference from state to state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 My sister got a faulty inspection a few yrs ago. She works a 56 hr week and could not be there. Her realtor said she would handle it. When the inspector "finished", he said he could find nothing wrong. In fact, the house was so flawless he did not even write the report. Whatever his fee was, the realtor "took care of it". I imagine the fee was simply a fistful of cash. That's what I call a "faulty" inspection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 If one even happened at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Simon Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 The casement windows in a house I sold were reported as defective. For the life of me, I couldn't find anything but double-hungs about my entire house. (Why can't all inspectors be perfect like we all is?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie R Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 One thing that can be taken from this article is that even if you operate in a jurisdiction where the judges will uphold the "Limits of Liability" clause, if you don't send your agreement out ahead of time, with that clause in bold print, then when the person suing you says to the judge, " the inspector put the papers in front of me and told me to sign so I did", then you can expect that clause to go right out the window. Always send your agreements out ahead of time (and a copy of the SOP you use), and have the agreement signed before the inspection, if possible. Judge may still go against you but, when you run a business, there is no sense in inviting trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allseason Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 It does not matter. Your insurer will settle long before arbitration or litigation. Think about who writes contracts and who fights contracts, it is they who benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Simon Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 It does not matter. Your insurer will settle long before arbitration or litigation. Think about who writes contracts and who fights contracts, it is they who benefit. What's an insurer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allseason Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 The company providing your professional liability insurance. E & O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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