Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Maine

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If a company has a house listed in multiple web locations with 3 acres of land but then near contract signing says there is only 1.4, can a suit be filed?


Asked on 2/08/07, 11:15 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Jerome Gamache Ainsworth Thelin & Raftice, P.A.

Re: real estate

Sounds like misrepresentation, but could be a sloppy mistake. However, if the contract is correct as to the actual lot size before it is signed, and/or the contract is not signed because of the discovery prior to signing that the lot size is much smaller that advertised, I do not see how there is much by way of measurable damages, and therefore a suit would not be adviseable

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Answered on 2/08/07, 12:02 pm


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