Suing Your Home Seller: Legal Rights in Selected States
Are you a home buyer who's discovering some unpleasant, and possibly expensive, problems cropping up on your property? If they aren't just a natural outcome of, say, a house aging, but may have existed before the house was sold to you, then you're probably wondering: Do I have any recourse against a seller who may have lied to me or concealed the true condition of my property? The answer depends in part on the law in your state. Find out more here.
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Legal Remedies If a California Home Seller Conceals a Defect
Your rights, including to sue the seller, over a home defect that the seller failed to tell you about.
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Legal Remedies If a Home Seller Lies or Conceals a Defect in Florida
If you discover an undisclosed home defect in Florida, the key is to figure out whether the seller knew about the problem.
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Can You Sue a Home Seller for Undisclosed Defects in New Jersey?
What to do if your New Jersey home came with some unexpected issues, of which the seller hadn't warned you.
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Can You Sue a Home Seller for Undisclosed Defects in New Mexico?
Legal remedies you might have against a New Mexico seller who failed to disclose a known, material home defect.
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Home Defects in New York: What Can a Buyer Do?
You may be able to claim damages from a New York seller who failed to disclose, or concealed, a home defect.
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Can You Sue a Home Seller for Undisclosed Defects in Ohio?
Discovered a home defect that the Ohio seller failed to warn you about? Here are your legal rights.
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Can You Sue If a Home Seller Lies or Conceals a Defect in Pennsylvania?
What Pennsylvania home owners should do upon discovering defects that they suspect arose before the sale.
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Legal Remedies If a Home Seller Lies or Conceals a Defect in Texas
You may be able to claim damages from a Texas seller who failed to disclose a home defect -- or even rescind the sale altogether.
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Your Rights as a Virginia Homeowner Against a Seller Who Failed to Disclose a Defect
If you weren't told of an existing defect in the house you bought, the burden should not fall on your shoulders alone.
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Legal Remedies If a Home Seller Lies or Conceals a Defect in Washington
What Washington home buyers can do after discovering undisclosed home defects.
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