Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Georgia

Seller's residential housing liability

My husband and I recently purchased a home in central Georgia. The seller did not disclose any plumbing problems. As soon as we moved in, we discovered we had major plumbing issues involving deep roots growing into the plumbing. The plumber described the condition of the PVC pipes as ''rough'' and that work would have to be done to clean the roots out at least once a year. In order to alleviate the problem better, the whole area would have to be ''dug up'' under the house to the street and new pipes installed, which would cost thousands of dollars. Again, the seller did not disclose any previous or current problems with plumbing in the real estate disclosure. The home inspection did not comment on this, either. What recourse do we, the buyers, have at this point?

Thank you.


Asked on 7/22/05, 1:31 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Glenn M. Lyon, Esq. MacGREGOR LYON, LLC, Business Attorneys

Re: Seller's residential housing liability

There may be some potential liability on the part of the seller for failing to disclose the plumbing problems if they knew or should have known about it. However, if the defect was latent and hidden, there is probably no liability.

If you would like to discuss any issues further, please feel free to contact my office. My contact information is below. Thank you.

The foregoing is general information only, not specific legal advice. No attorney/client relation has been created or should be implied.

Glenn M. Lyon, Esq

MacGregor Lyon, LLC

Promenade II

1230 Peachtree Street NE

Suite 1900

Atlanta Georgia 30309

Phone 404.942.3545

Fax 404.795.0993

[email protected]

www.macgregorlyon.com

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Answered on 7/25/05, 10:50 am


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