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Legal action for a newly purchased property
Hi I just purchased a property about a month ago newly remodeled and now I have water coming from outside into the garden apartment through base boards and it looked like they put tar down outside along wall to try and stop leaks but didn’t do a good job so now water is seeping in at first it was a little but since it’s been raining all day it’s becoming more and more flooded I don’t know what to do I tried calling my lawyer but I’m getting no answer was just needing some advice on what to do I’m so upset right now
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Originally posted by @Marcele Johnson:
@Matthew Paul to see if it is something the seller cut corners on and if I can be helped with cost seeing that I just bought this property and everything was supposed to be in good condition
Buying a house is like buying a used car . Unless you got a warranty , you got an as is . By the time you pay a lawyer and it gets to a court in about a year , you are better off just fixing the problem .