Buyer requesting A/C repair day after closing

[Kyle Houlahan]

Timeline of events

• 2-3 weeks ago: inspection was completed. No issues with A/C unit given in inspection report
• Day before close: Buyer did a walk through and notified me that the A/C was not blowing cold. I called an A/C technician and he came out and notified me that the refrigerant was low and would need to be topped off in order for the unit to blow cold again. I notified the buyer of this and told them they would need to take care of it themselves as it is classified as regular maintenance.
• Day of closing: Closed on property. Property sold AS IS
• Two days after closing on property: Buyer reaches out and states that he had an A/C technician come out and they told him the unit needs a new compressor, refrigerant refilled, and a few other minor things. Total for the repair is $1,700 and he's asking me how I want to go about paying to fix it.

Am I legally obligated to pay for this repair? I had zero knowledge of any issues with the A/C unit other than that it needed refrigerant, which I notified them of. The contract states the property is sold AS IS, and the A/C unit had zero issues at the time of inspection, less than three weeks prior.

[Max T.]

You are not on the hook for this cost, but if you're doing a lot of business in the area and care about your reputation I would recommend that you:

1. Get a repair technician that you trust to diagnose the problem again. Their tech may just be trying to create more work for himself.

2. After you get that estimate from your guy, offer to go half-sies with the buyer.