Single-family home
$540,000 recovered
Defective home inspection involving foundation issues
The matter resolved for $540,000 after the home inspector's insurance company initially offered $5,000.
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Hidden Post-Purchase Defects
A defect found after closing can become a recovery problem.
Post-purchase defects can involve concealed conditions, disclosure issues, inspection misses, prior repairs, moisture damage, or costly structural concerns.
Does this resemble your property problem?
- Moisture, rot, structural issues, leaks, or prior repairs appear after closing.
- Seller disclosures, inspection reports, or communications do not match what you found.
- The cost is too large to treat as ordinary maintenance.
- You are unsure whether the issue is seller, inspector, construction, or insurance-related.
What the review needs to clarify
- Compare what was disclosed, inspected, repaired, or advertised before closing against what later appeared.
- Preserve timing evidence showing whether the condition likely existed before purchase.
- Evaluate seller, inspector, contractor, insurance, and repair-scope paths without assuming only one category fits.
Start with a discovery timeline
Finding a defect after closing does not by itself establish who is responsible. Preserve the purchase record and distinguish what was observed before closing from what became visible later.
| Stage | Records to preserve |
|---|---|
| Before closing | Listing, disclosures, inspection agreement and report, photographs and questions to the seller. |
| First discovery | Date, location, photographs and what first drew attention to the condition. |
| Investigation and necessary repairs | Reports, access photos, mitigation invoices and records of removed materials. |
- Stage
- Before closing
- Records to preserve
- Listing, disclosures, inspection agreement and report, photographs and questions to the seller.
- Stage
- First discovery
- Records to preserve
- Date, location, photographs and what first drew attention to the condition.
- Stage
- Investigation and necessary repairs
- Records to preserve
- Reports, access photos, mitigation invoices and records of removed materials.
Representative results
A relevant published matter
Representative results are examples only. Every matter depends on its own facts, evidence, timing, contracts, policies, parties, defenses, damages, and applicable law. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
Records to prepare
Start with a short summary through the review form. Keep these records organized; the firm will explain what documents it needs and how to provide them.
- Seller disclosures
- Inspection report
- Photos
- Repair estimates
- Pre-closing communications
Next step
Tell us what you found and what happened next.
Begin with the property location, a short timeline, the people involved and any approaching dates. You do not need a complete repair estimate to request a review.
No fee unless money is recovered for you on accepted matters, subject to a written fee agreement.