tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18431358.post113556993330567995..comments2022-11-12T23:31:53.825-05:00Comments on Life in the 'shwa: We had a wet (basement) ChristmasHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887803142491240945noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18431358.post-1135922666527316062005-12-30T01:04:00.000-05:002005-12-30T01:04:00.000-05:00Hmmm I would guess it'd be a latent defect... if I...Hmmm I would guess it'd be a latent defect... if I were trying to define it...<BR/><BR/>A latent defect being one that the seller knew about but the buyer couldn't figure out about through a routine inspection (ie since it's under the carpet, and you can't rip up carpet to inspect the house... or apparently move television sets either).<BR/><BR/>If it were a patent defect, which is one that is Sara and Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176736868305644825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18431358.post-1135833051022828142005-12-29T00:10:00.000-05:002005-12-29T00:10:00.000-05:00It's an older house; so long as the flooding is fi...It's an older house; so long as the flooding is fixable (likely by the bottle of crack sealer my parents kindly dropped off) I'm happy. <BR/><BR/>Yeah I may have a cause of action but it would be against the owner before the one we bought it from since the owner before us had the house for 3 months before deciding to marry some dude and move out. But frankly, the only damages we suffered were a Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887803142491240945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18431358.post-1135805076448090752005-12-28T16:24:00.000-05:002005-12-28T16:24:00.000-05:00It could be a latent defect, but because this crac...It could be a latent defect, but because this crack was hidden by artificial means, at the hands of the previous owner, technically it is a patent defect (i.e. would have been ordinarily observed upon routine inspection). In any event, it's splitting hairs; the previous owner knew about and obviously didn't disclose the defect to you, so you have a cause of action.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18431358.post-1135785427421960272005-12-28T10:57:00.000-05:002005-12-28T10:57:00.000-05:00I think you meant latent defect, anonymousI think you meant latent defect, anonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18431358.post-1135712426615664342005-12-27T14:40:00.000-05:002005-12-27T14:40:00.000-05:00You should sue the previous owner of your house fo...You should sue the previous owner of your house for not disclosing the patent defect in the basement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com