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Home Inspection Report
Hello,
My home was under agreement to be sold. The home inspection revealed some issues we did not agree with which allowed the seller to walk away. Does the home inspection report need to be revealed or disclosed to new potential buyers?
Asked on August 11, 2016 under Real Estate Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Not the report per se--you don't need to share it with potential or new buyers--but IF any of those issues are "material," or significant and are correct (even if you feel the cost or way to fix them is wrong), that must be revealed. Example: the report revealed a water infiltration problem in your basement, or knob and tube wiring: you have to reveal that. But if it revealed some non-structural wood rot in a few isolated areas, or that some outlets, if installed today, would be GFCI (and they are not, because that was not a requirement when they were put it), you do not need to reveal.
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