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HokieMacDaddy

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Litigation rant


The people who sold us our house didn't disclose that the roof had been damaged by a hailstorm and that the carpet downstairs was riddled with cat piss. When we discovered these things after moving in we sued. They offered to settle for a ridiculously low amount, which we rejected. We're submitting a counteroffer that I'm not confident they'll accept.

If they don't and we decide to go to trial (a) we likely have to spend $10-20K on attorney and court fees just to get this to a final decision and (b) even if we win it's uncertain if we can actually collect any amount awarded from them.

If I was them I'd reject our counteroffer and force us to trial, knowing we're not likely to pursue it because of the cost. If they do that, they've gotten away with the whole thing.

Time to bring back debtor's prisons. Rant over.

Posted: 05/22/2019 at 1:54PM



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Litigation rant -- HokieMacDaddy 05/22/2019 1:54PM
  Define -- RTFC 05/22/2019 8:42PM
  I have proof Previous owners of my house -- HOKIE 05/22/2019 6:07PM
  Obviously no walk thru before closing! Your Bad! :) ** -- grill to chill 05/22/2019 4:03PM
  Right, cos we're that stupid -- HokieMacDaddy 05/22/2019 4:14PM
  Again, your opinion -- HokieMacDaddy 05/22/2019 4:52PM
  I have listened, I just don't agree -- HokieMacDaddy 05/22/2019 5:08PM
  What you have listened to -- RTFC 05/22/2019 6:29PM
  I understand why he is upset -- RTFC 05/23/2019 10:54AM
  Beyond a reasonable doubt? ** -- RhinoVT 05/22/2019 5:26PM
  Then I really don't understand what your point was ** -- HokieMacDaddy 05/22/2019 5:13PM
  Because the owners never made a claim -- HokieMacDaddy 05/22/2019 3:38PM
  Curious what you would have done differently ** -- HokieMacDaddy 05/22/2019 3:37PM
  Couple questions -- RTFC 05/22/2019 3:03PM
  "They had multiple reports..." -- Beerman 05/22/2019 5:07PM
  That's wrong too -- HokieMacDaddy 05/22/2019 5:11PM
  That's probably why you're not an attorney -- HokieMacDaddy 05/22/2019 4:02PM
  You're wrong -- HokieMacDaddy 05/22/2019 4:18PM
  It is all in the details... -- RTFC 05/22/2019 3:48PM
  No - they definitely had duty to disclose ** -- HokieMacDaddy 05/22/2019 3:45PM
  No inspection prior to closing? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 05/22/2019 2:35PM
  Good luck. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 05/22/2019 2:38PM
  "Moose, Rocco, help the judge with his wallet" ** -- Brown Water 05/22/2019 2:21PM
  Sure, but how do you force them to? -- HokieMacDaddy 05/22/2019 2:25PM
  $10-20k is cheap. In failure to disclose litigation..... -- CrystalCoveHokie 05/22/2019 2:15PM

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