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I meant that would impact that electrical.
Even if HI report mentions it, it carries no weight.
I see no problem with this wiring HOWEVER the private home inspector can "flag" this and "IF" you want to close the deal the buyer wants this fixed or in most cases they want money at closing.
Yes. but only if they stayed at the 'Express' the previous night.
Usually, the ventilation lineup in port kept all the pesky buggers out, but occasionally, while underway, a resilient one would magically appear after days/weeks underway and it became a hunt to capture it and see how long it could be kept as someone's pet.
But their reports can put a stop to the sale, even when it's something stupid like when I sold my house. The report said the sump pump was inoperable. It didn't have a sump pump; there was a pit, but the house was a walk out basement with a daylighted drain. I had bought a pump when I built the house 10 years earlier so I took it out of the box and put it in but made sure the first thing anyone saw when they pulled in the driveway was the discharge pipe. He also got me for having the garage door sensors on the ceiling, a little bit of bell wire, some wire nuts, and some staples took care of that.
So here is a POTENTIAL scenario for the OP and I ask what would you do if you were the seller:
Not every.
TRUE!…….. It all depends on the housing market and how "motivated" the seller is.
You can always walk away from a sale.
I had to fork over ~$2500 because a HI flagged a few things. One of them was a 12"x12" patch of mold on the sheathing in by attic. The mention of mold just about killed the deal. My agent said once a house gets tagged as a 'mold house' you can't sell it. Cost me $1500 to get it remediated. The company I hired said it was not a big deal. The mold was harmless and they removed it with dry ice pellets. They said the HI overreacted.
For what? They identify an issue and then the homeowners decide what to do with it.
And the home inspection reports I get at the day job all include “weasel words” telling the customer to consult with a professional….
umm they call out "issues" that are not actually issues or code violations. thats a bogus claim and fraud. thus they should be sued
OK.
Bogus yes.
Sounds like you have a solid case
Fraud is very difficult to prove. In civil cases it's considered a "specific intent" issue meaning the plaintiff must prove that the individual acted with the conscious objective to deceive another party.
They say that they're not "code inspectors" and get around being sued by telling the customer to "consult a professional to verify"
Respectfully, how much time do the Sparkie's spend keeping up with code? Then there is the IRC, IBC, local requirements. Expecting them to be an "expert" for a few hundred bucks seems "unreasonable".
Not to mention all the non-electrical stuff they have to review.
This above. Drywall easy and quick.
Hopefully you have an attorney and expert witnesses who would take the case "pro bono" and even then the law suit will be ******* in court for months or even years AND what would you be suing the HI for?……. A "professional" opinion?
