March 15, 2007

Closing on the house

My daughter and her hubby closed on their first house. It's a little over an hour away from me so I'm sad because now I can't just pop over and visit my grandchildren if I happen to be around. They signed the papers on Friday and were planning on spending the weekend up there doing demo work. They won't be moving until probably May 1st because the house was going to require a lot of time and effort ..... hey they are young they've got the energy.

So they drove up to the new house and were met by a sign on the door posted the day before by the building inspector "Unsafe structure. Entry is barred." News to everyone involved in this sale. It was too late to contact anyone Friday so we all spent the weekend worrying.

Monday they got ahold of their lawyer and he said, "Sorry once you sign the paperwork it's a done deal. The only thing you can do is hire a litigation lawyer and sue. It'll take time and money." Called the real estate guy who wouldn't return their call. Wonder why?

Being a small town the building inspector only works Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 to 12. They called him on Tuesday and he told them the list of stuff that needed to be fixed before they would be able to move in. Most of the stuff we already knew (my hubby is a builder) and were planning to repair before the move in date even without the inspector's observations.

The building guy keeps office hours from 7 to 9:30 pm every 3rd Wednesday so he told my daughter to come in and they could go over the list again to make sure nothing was missed and he would issue the permits on the spot.

So they've spent time up there gutting the bathroom, taking up dog urine soaked carpeting and stick down tile, and scrubbing every surface of the house. Next will come weeks of repairing, replacement and renovations which will hopefully go better than the first weekend's suprize.


Once they get settled in they'll file a complaint against the real estate guy who should have stayed on top of everything to avoid this problem. You would think Century 21 would have a better support for their agents to make sure they were following correct procedures but apparently they don't.

Of course there is an upside to all this hard work in the coming weeks ....... someone has to watch W, N, and little missy A while their mom and dad work on the house. Maybe if they twist my arm I'll volunteer.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Unsafe structure? How weird. That's too bad. At least it sounds like things are moving along now and you get to spend more time with the grandchildren.

Anonymous said...

Oh my, sounds like quite an ordeal. Just think the house will be lovely when they have finished renovating though.

Karen said...

Wow, I bet there wasn't a lot of sleep to be had last weekend. I'm sure it will be a lovely home when they are done with it.

Just A Knit Wit said...

That's horrible that the real estate agent didn't keep on top of that.

Oh poor dear, getting stuck with the adorable children, however will you survive? :)

Betty Ann said...

That's a scary story!! It's good your have a builder in the family. And it's good that you knit! Those socks are beautiful. Keep on being selfish until your drawer is filled.

Yarnsticksbooks said...

I feel tired just reading about what they have to do.
I am currently looking around my craft room/ study and thinking I really need to do something about it, at least it is just one room.

I love all your socks, keep right on making them for you. If hubby really, really wants some, well he could learn to knit . Or bribe you with a splurge at your LYS.
Hee Hee.