Old Home Owners Suck / I need advise.

Hey Guys,

My wife and I purchased our home a little over a year ago. We had our home inspection done and he did miss some very big items but this one we just found tops them all. I was down in my crawl space and I noticed a drip coming from under the bathroom. After crawling over there I found that my bathroom subfloor under the shower is completely rotted and it was soaked all the way through the joist from top to bottom. I got an industry fan and let it dry for about three weeks now and also as I expected the mold came. I am in the process of trying to clean this. I called the Westminster permits office and they did say you need a permit to go from a tub to a standing shower, which is what the old home owners did. (It appears that they did not seal around floor drain.) His records showed that no permit was pulled for our house. My question to you guys is, is there anything I can do to get the old home owners to pay? I have not yet looked at my home disclosure paperwork, but assuming they didn't disclose it, are they liable for any portion?
Thanks,

No dude your just flat screwed there is nothing you can do to go after the old owner. Good luck. You can't even go after the inspection company or realtor nothing..

You are probably better served in saving your money to make the repairs rather than spending it to recover from someone else.

At least when you are done, you will know what you have done right.

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Originally Posted by Adam

is there anything I can do to get the old home owners to pay?

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-that ship has sailed.

It's all yours now. Mold was an extra bonus!

More than likely not, however i can get you a deal on sod.

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Originally Posted by 2XS

No dude your just flat screwed there is nothing you can do to go after the old owner. Good luck. You can't even go after the inspection company or realtor nothing..

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While that is not true, the cost of such will probably exceed the benefit. The most I might try is small claims court, but you can probably only sue one party at a time in small claims. If you have more time than money, it might be a path to get some of the money for the repairs. You might be able to get some traction by reporting the involved companies to the BBB, but that won't get you any money back.

If no permit was pulled you can go back to a tub without permits.

So when did it start leaking? How can you prove it...


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Originally Posted by Monky

So when did it start leaking? How can you prove it...


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My thoughts exactly.

Have you contacted your home owners insurance agent?