gregb
Elite Member
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2011
- Professional Status
- Certified General Appraiser
- State
- California
Last evening a borrower called me asking for a copy of an appraisal I completed in 2014 for a sale transaction. After referring her to the lender she relayed the following:
Sale was completed by a trust, with no disclosures regarding the condition of subject as it had been a rental property.
Home inspection was completed, borrower is not sure if the home inspector was there before or after the termite work, which including tenting.
Borrower found out a tile roof was added to replace a wood shake roof by the seller, about 10 years ago. The tile roof was added without a city building permit.
Termite company admits it's workers broke approximately 60 of the roofing tiles, but stated to borrower it was not responsible for replacing the roof tiles. Borrower hired a drone, with results of 95 broken tiles, as the roofer hired declined to walk on the roof. And borrower paid for the original termite work, about $2,500 as the seller refused to do the work.
Borrower's home insurance company is not accepting responsibility to replace the roof or to remediate the mold that has occurred after a recent 7 days of steady rain. Estimated cost to replace the roof is $28,000, with roofer claiming the tile roof was not correctly installed as it is missing plywood sheathing under the roof tiles.
Borrower is considering recourse against the seller, both agents, title company, home inspector and the termite company.
Sale was completed by a trust, with no disclosures regarding the condition of subject as it had been a rental property.
Home inspection was completed, borrower is not sure if the home inspector was there before or after the termite work, which including tenting.
Borrower found out a tile roof was added to replace a wood shake roof by the seller, about 10 years ago. The tile roof was added without a city building permit.
Termite company admits it's workers broke approximately 60 of the roofing tiles, but stated to borrower it was not responsible for replacing the roof tiles. Borrower hired a drone, with results of 95 broken tiles, as the roofer hired declined to walk on the roof. And borrower paid for the original termite work, about $2,500 as the seller refused to do the work.
Borrower's home insurance company is not accepting responsibility to replace the roof or to remediate the mold that has occurred after a recent 7 days of steady rain. Estimated cost to replace the roof is $28,000, with roofer claiming the tile roof was not correctly installed as it is missing plywood sheathing under the roof tiles.
Borrower is considering recourse against the seller, both agents, title company, home inspector and the termite company.