- Jurisdiction
- Washington
Buyer changed their mind buying my house. Legal?
I was in contract selling my house in Washington state. After the inspection they asked for things to fix. I agreed to fix almost everything they asked for but not all. They decided to withdraw from the contract. I replied that I am now willing to fix everything but they still terminated.
My moral position is that they changed their mind based on a whim. This caused me incredible damages. Legally, I cannot imaging that just because I sent an update to my reply saying I would fix everything and just because it was a day late that that would allow them to terminate. That just can't be fair/legal. Also, they made some very unreasonable repair requests based on false arguments of the house inspector. For instance I was asked to fix something which didn't exist.
Is there any legal recourse I have to keep their earnest money?
Thanks much
I was in contract selling my house in Washington state. After the inspection they asked for things to fix. I agreed to fix almost everything they asked for but not all. They decided to withdraw from the contract. I replied that I am now willing to fix everything but they still terminated.
My moral position is that they changed their mind based on a whim. This caused me incredible damages. Legally, I cannot imaging that just because I sent an update to my reply saying I would fix everything and just because it was a day late that that would allow them to terminate. That just can't be fair/legal. Also, they made some very unreasonable repair requests based on false arguments of the house inspector. For instance I was asked to fix something which didn't exist.
Is there any legal recourse I have to keep their earnest money?
Thanks much