Re: Re: my condo

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Tug,

You didn't get the best of advice from the realtor or the inspector

or the bank or the lawyers. First, they were protecting

themselves, not you. Second, condo owners are responsible for

what is inside the walls and the HOA is responsible for the rest.

The sewer lines, water pipes, and crawlspace are usually theirs.

Even so, if water comes into your area of responsibility then that

becomes their liability. Third, any inspector worth anything should

have told you that current dry conditions do not necessarily mean

that mold had not previously grown and dryness doesn't remove

what is there. This is but one reason why a history is more

important than a couple of samples. Finally, as Dr Thrasher

keeps repeating over and over again, it's not just the mold!

Especially with the broken sewer pipe. I wonder how the

inspector missed all that. We and potential buyers need to

understand all this so the accurate situation is known, not just the

nebulous fears.

Small claims court allows for damages up to $7500 without the

cost of an attorney.

If the disclosure were handled properly your condo would not be

" dead on arrival " in your attempts to sell it. Unfortunately because

" they " don't understand these issues they advised you to not even

try.

BTW, how did it go with replacing the A/C coil and " box? " Was

there a problem with the protective oil coating?

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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Believe me Sue theres nothing more that I would like to do than to sell my condo

or better yet rent it out just to pay my mortgage but with the market as bad as

it is it would take several months if not years to sell the property. Because of

the type of loan that I have there's a stipulation in the contract that says I

cant rent it out for at least 3 years after I purchased the property.

I talked to several lawyers about my condo and asked them for their advice and

they all say the same thing, give it back to the bank. I called the mortgage

company and they said the best they could do is sell it as a short sale but

beings it still has so much mold it would take a considerable amount of time to

sell it and I would have to spend more money for air samples and possible

re-remediation depending on what the potential buyer want which would mean

spending money I dont have.

I had to get my mail there the other day and spoke to my next door neighbor and

he told me that this the 3rd time that condo has been foreclosed on in 5 years.

The last guy that lived there developed some sort of mental issues when he was

living there and abandoned it as well. I found out his name and did an internet

search on him to find out exactly why he let the condo go but was unsuccessful.

i bought from someone who basically flipped the condo and never lived there so

they were never aware of the mold problem

In the disclosure the seller mentioned ground moisture in the crawl space which

my real estate inquired about. The HOA stated it was moisture from the

sprinkling system and the sprinklers had been adjusted so the problem was taken

care, my inspector said at one time there was moisture in the crawl space but it

had all be dried up at the time of the inspection. Come to find out there were

two broken water pipes in the crawl space, the first was coming from the sink

drain pipe, the second from a 6 " cast iron sewage drain pipe that was on the

other side of the foundation. The cost to fix the sewage drain pipe was some

where in the neighborhood of $15K due to all the concrete the plumbing company

had to tear up to get to the sewage pipe.

At the advice of both my real estate agent and inspector I signed the disclosure

once I did that virtually gave up any right I had to take any action against the

seller or the HOA. I tried to sue the inspector for gross negligence but didnt

have the money to pursue the case.

Apologies for straying off topic

>

> Find an attorney who specializes in residential real estate sales in

> your city, as Carl says, houses can still be sold.

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