Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Virginia

i the winter time i purchased my first house , i had a inspection done and upon inspection we found out the heating system was not working properly .. the seller agreed to fixe the problem so we can go on with the contract... we had a final walk trough and everything seemed fine..now because was still winter time we did not turn the ac on...

i moved in the house and after a couple of months I found out the ac system is not working

we tried to call the company that serviced the system at the seller request.. they came and tolled us that they had the same conversation with the seller last time and they sugested the replacement of the unit... did not happend..

now were stuck between the seller tricking us in a buy and a claim to the warranty company that will not do anything because the system was damaged prior... what can i do?


Asked on 4/18/11, 4:17 pm

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

Unless you specifically questioned the seller about the condition of the AC

before you closed on the house and he failed to honestly disclose the

problems associated with its operation, you would appear to be without

a remedy. Sellers of real property in the Commonwealth have no duty

to disclose material defects to prospective buyers before closing unless specifically asked by a prospective buyer regarding the particular defective condition or impairment which later becomes an issue.

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Answered on 4/18/11, 5:12 pm


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