Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Georgia

What should i do?

We moved in our home about 3

months ago and the house was not

like I figured it should be. The walls

are not painted, theres cracks in it

where the dry wall doesn't meet the

ceiling. The carpets are nasty, the

closet doors are broke, the bath tub

doesn' t drain, we have to put a

screw driver in it. We had to put a

new fridge in, there is not a fire

alarm, theres little wires hanging

down that look like they've caught

fire. We had to have someone look

at the ac and they took the electrical

breaker out of the box and it DID

catch fire, they said they couldnt

believe this house hasn't burnt to

the ground. We tried to plug in our

computer one day and the plug in

sparked and that scares us because

we have a 5 month old boy, 2 of our

phone outlets dont work. The bad

thing is to he owns a Ace hardware.

Holly


Asked on 6/24/07, 9:00 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

Re: What should i do?

Many of the things you mention could have been, and should have been, caught with a basic eyeball inspection. Obviously, a buyer can inspect the walls, carpet, doors, etc., and make a decision as to whether to buy. If they choose to ignore, it is their problem. Such obvious conditions are generally the buyer's problem for not paying attention, unless contracts state otherwise. The electrical issues MAY be something to review further, but even then this can usually be caught with a qualified inspection prior to purchase. You can have a lawyer review the contracts and facts, but it looks like trying to make up for a poor buying decision and, I assume, no inspection.

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Answered on 6/24/07, 9:36 pm


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