Hi Everyone,
I'm in desperate need of help! We have purchased a property subject to a building inspection – the inspection came back with a few issues but only one being structural. The builder quoted $7500 to fix the structural issue and $16k to fix all the issues (including the first). The seller has said they will take 10k off the purchase price as they want to keep the settlement date the same which is next week. Our problem is there are safety/health concerns such as a broken sewer pipe and the door of the cyclone shelter needs replacing, however the building inspection annexure only included struictural issues. Does anyone know if the sellers have a legal obligation to fix any health/safety concerns? They would definitely not up to standard.
Thanks in advance,
Kate
Hi Kate
My suggestion is call your Building Inspector and discuss with them, Also give Council a call and speak to the Health and Building Department and run it past your Solicitor also.Cheers
Just an update – the sellers did not need to fix the other issues as the contract did not specify the house had to be in ‘working order’. So we put on our negotiating caps instead, we knew from their first offer they needed to keep the settlement date the same, so we said either they fix the $7500 problem themselves and delay settlement, or they take $16k off and settlement will stay the same. They went for the second option and we are very happy campers!
Thanks,
Kate
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