form 17: Buyer Beware: Even When You Do Everything Right
- 07/10/07 04:30 AM
KOMO News published yesterday a startling story about the homebuyers who did everything right in purchasing their home; only to end up living in a toxic, flooded, waste-ridden moneypit that drove them into bankruptcy. The 1940s farmhouse in Edmonds seemed quiet, picturesque, and the perfect place for the Nealeys to raise their family. Shortly after they moved in, however, the family members began to develop bloody noses, migraines, respiratory infections, and asthma. They soon discovered the cause: only weeks after the family moved in in 2001, heavy rains flooded the small stream running through the peaceful backyard, beginning a season … (10 comments)
form 17: Washington Supreme Court Decides Form 17 Case Holding No Cause of Action for Negligent Misrepresentation
- 04/20/07 09:27 AM
In March, the Washington State Supreme Court released an important decision involving a seller’s liability for failure to disclose problems with a home’s septic system on a Form 17. The Court held that residential buyers have no cause of action against a seller for negligent misrepresentation based upon inaccuracies in the Form 17.
The case arose when Ms. Bull sold her home to the Alejandres. The home utilized an on-site septic system, and the year before the sale, Ms. Bull noticed soggy ground in the yard over the system. She had the tank pumped and emptied, and a … (5 comments)
KOMO News published yesterday a startling story about the homebuyers who did everything right in purchasing their home; only to end up living in a toxic, flooded, waste-ridden moneypit that drove them into bankruptcy. ;)
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