Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Virginia

We bought our house just over a year ago and after having found out upon moving in that our inspector missed a slew of issues (said outlets were working when they obviously weren't) and that it appears that the contractor working with the seller didn't finish many projects and slapped a fresh coat of paint on everything to cover it up. I know there's only so much liability that the inspector has (none?), but wondering if there's a way to not consistently get nailed with repairs and costs for issues that were obviously known by the seller and never disclosed. Today's issue is a leak that has sprung and in having peeled away the drywall saw damage that was several years old and just painted over. Any recourse we have?


Asked on 10/19/10, 6:56 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Under current Virginia law, a seller of real property apparently has no general duty to disclose to a prospective buyer defects in such property

unless the buyer specifically asks questions about them in which case the

seller is then required to fully and truthfully disclose information regarding such defects but otherwise has no duty to mention them unless asked by the buyer.

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Answered on 10/24/10, 7:08 am


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