In a recent case, the plaintiff offered to purchase a property “subject to inspection…
Posts tagged with “Inspection”
Legally Speaking Caveat Emptor Does Not Always Protect The Seller #477 
Legally Speaking A Bad Inspection Report #460 
When a buyer refuses, for a legitimate reason, to remove a subject clause because of a bad inspection report…
Legally Speaking When an exclusion clause is not exclusionary #435
In a recent decision, the purchasers of a residential home were awarded over $160,000 in damages from their home inspector for negligence arising out of a pre-purchase inspection.
Legally Speaking Defects, Disclosure and Caveat Emptor #430
It’s trite law that a seller and a listing REALTOR® have a duty to disclose known material latent defects, but not patent defects…
Legally Speaking Caveat Emptor and Seller’s Lack of Knowledge of a Latent Defect #383
A Supreme Court judge concluded the following advertisement by a representative for the sale of a lot implied a warranty that the buyer could commence construction of a house without unusual expense or building…
Legally Speaking Licensee’s Duty to Know Effect of Municipal or Other Governmental Land Use Laws #380
The decision in Legally Speaking 379, that the representative had a duty to know the relationship between the building code and municipal bylaws concerning inspections and permits, is one of several decisions examining..
Legally Speaking Option, Payment to Lawyer of Optionee Invalid Exercise of Option; Confirmation Added to Addendum, of Discussion With Seller, Was Not a Counteroffer #331
An owner who sold a building lot took back an option to repurchase it if the buyer did not construct a dwelling house upon it by a fixed date…
Legally Speaking UFFI WARRANTY – Vendor Warrants That the Building Does Not Contain Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation #134
This is a common warranty given either at the request of the prospective purchaser, or of the mortgage company considering an application by the purchaser for financing…