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Our seller agreed in writing to make certain repairs to the home. We drove by the
House the week of closing and saw that certain things were not done even though we were told everything was done. The selling agent and buyer agreed that they weren't. I found a contractor who gave me a quote to fix things the Wednesday before closing. Seller declined and found her own contractor. Because we were so close to the closing we agreed that the repairs could be completed after closing as that was the first available time he has. We didn't have the option of not closing since we sold our home that morning and were essentially homeless with no family living in the state half our stuff in a storage unit and the other half in a rental truck. We live near a large university and there were no rentals available.
We were given a money order at closing with the keys. When we saw the amount of the MO we knew that it couldn't possibly cover the repair work. Of course the contractor said he wasn't told about any of the major repairs and only a few minor ones. He called her and she laughed said "bye bye gotta go" and hung up. His hands were tied because he could only do the repairs that were paid for.
We filed a small claim. I have pictures of the unfinished work (which actually ended up being more things because they lied about some repairs being done). We went to court. The judge felt we should have given her a chance to make it right. I said given the info I had I didn't feel she would have been receptive. After three long hours in court the judge delayed giveing a judgement. She gave me two forms. One that says we reached an agreement and one that lets me dismiss without prejudice. She wants us to try and work it out.
It's been a week and The seller is again double talking and giving us the run around. We already had a quote from the contractor that she said she would come back out to the house with. I told her. She asked to see it, we assume because she doesn't like the amount quoted (from her preferred contractor!) that she is now trying to get ANOTHER DIFFERENT contractor out to give a quote.
Since we are giving her the chance we didn't the first time. We are going to dismiss without prejudice knowing we can refile and call witnesses this time. We didn't the first time because we had photos and signed contracts and didn't think we needed to subpoena anyone. Does that sound like a good idea? How long do we have to let this drag on for? We fear she is going to keep going like this until she finds a contractor willing to say what she wants them to say. I just want the things she agreed to do done so we can move on with our lives. I think it fair to just a the dollar amount quoted from her preferred contractor and we should be allowed to pick the person to do the work. She's no longer the owner, we are.
Thanks very much for your time and help
House the week of closing and saw that certain things were not done even though we were told everything was done. The selling agent and buyer agreed that they weren't. I found a contractor who gave me a quote to fix things the Wednesday before closing. Seller declined and found her own contractor. Because we were so close to the closing we agreed that the repairs could be completed after closing as that was the first available time he has. We didn't have the option of not closing since we sold our home that morning and were essentially homeless with no family living in the state half our stuff in a storage unit and the other half in a rental truck. We live near a large university and there were no rentals available.
We were given a money order at closing with the keys. When we saw the amount of the MO we knew that it couldn't possibly cover the repair work. Of course the contractor said he wasn't told about any of the major repairs and only a few minor ones. He called her and she laughed said "bye bye gotta go" and hung up. His hands were tied because he could only do the repairs that were paid for.
We filed a small claim. I have pictures of the unfinished work (which actually ended up being more things because they lied about some repairs being done). We went to court. The judge felt we should have given her a chance to make it right. I said given the info I had I didn't feel she would have been receptive. After three long hours in court the judge delayed giveing a judgement. She gave me two forms. One that says we reached an agreement and one that lets me dismiss without prejudice. She wants us to try and work it out.
It's been a week and The seller is again double talking and giving us the run around. We already had a quote from the contractor that she said she would come back out to the house with. I told her. She asked to see it, we assume because she doesn't like the amount quoted (from her preferred contractor!) that she is now trying to get ANOTHER DIFFERENT contractor out to give a quote.
Since we are giving her the chance we didn't the first time. We are going to dismiss without prejudice knowing we can refile and call witnesses this time. We didn't the first time because we had photos and signed contracts and didn't think we needed to subpoena anyone. Does that sound like a good idea? How long do we have to let this drag on for? We fear she is going to keep going like this until she finds a contractor willing to say what she wants them to say. I just want the things she agreed to do done so we can move on with our lives. I think it fair to just a the dollar amount quoted from her preferred contractor and we should be allowed to pick the person to do the work. She's no longer the owner, we are.
Thanks very much for your time and help
