Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

It depends. If the seller provided the mandated Seller Property Disclosure Statement and did not disclose anything about water in the basement and problems with the back patio, there may be a claim based on the failure to disclose. Your home inspection report should have indicated if any evidence of previous water penetration was seen in the basement and any problems with the back patio. It may have recommended landscape grading with respect to water puddles around the house.

Your entire transaction should be reviewed by an experienced real estate lawyer in the county where your property is located.

This response is not legal advice, since I do not have all of the information that would be required, and I do not have a representation agreement with you.

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