They decide to sue for construction defects, and they list out a whole series of issues with the house.

I just dug it up, this is from the coresspondance i received denying my claim " the law in maryland has long been established that before a local government is required to pay a citizen for a loss, the claimant must first show that the city had notice of the defect that caused the loss and a reasonable opportunity to repair the defect.

A busy street is a significant, incurable defect and will reduce the value of a property. 

So now in the rust belt and other mid west and deep south areas what has caused this mass defection from the neighborhoods. .Well obviously in Detroit it was the auto industry.

Home inspectors are trained to find code violations and defects.

As a builder I can tell you that until you get into a property, and start doing the work, you can have an idea of what needs to be done, but never know for sure the extent of things like water, termite damage, structural defects, bad wiring, etc. that you're working with, and there can be costly surprises if the house isn't inspect thoroughly beforehand.

There is no real way to see defects that are hidden in such a manner without opening up the wall and causing damage.

It also WILL exaggerate any raised defects in the substrate.

Thanks for your help.If you find out later that you have a defective title there is a chance you will sue the lawyer.

Anyone know if "Remedy defective paint" refers to a place that just needs a paint job or if it's related to lead-based paint?