{"product_id":"vragen-63667-samen-met-vier-broers-zijn-wij-erven-van-mijn-stiefmoeder-en-hebben-we-haar-woning-verkocht-koper-m","title":"Legal Advice on Post-Sales Liability","description":"\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n Together with four brothers, we inherited from my stepmother and sold her house. \nBuyer now reports after about a month and a half that the sewer would not drain to the municipal sewer and is experiencing a blockage. He had a camera go through the sewer to determine this and had the sewer cleaned. He thinks this is a hidden defect and wants us to pay the bill. We have never noticed a blockage or anything like that.\n Question: Are we liable?\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Lawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n The buyer normally has a duty to investigate and could have had a purchase inspection carried out, depending on the condition of the home. The seller, on the other hand, has a duty to disclose, which you can assume. Depending on the provisions of the purchase contract regarding hidden defects, the seller may be liable for the damage if it prevents normal use of the home. Whether this is the case with regard to the sewer is a point of contention, but in principle it can constitute a defect. The seller will have to prove that this is not the case and that he was not aware of this at the time of purchase.\n \nIf you cannot reach an agreement, I would be happy to look at your case.\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n The buyer has already had research done and the sewer cleaned and now wants to present an invoice. As a seller, we have never had the opportunity to solve this ourselves. Isn't it true that one should always be given the opportunity to solve a problem?\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Lawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n That is correct. The buyer should have held you liable first. Now that this has been done, the buyer cannot take the position that you are still liable, unless the defect is so serious that waiting any longer is impossible.\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n The buyer has already had research done and the sewer cleaned and now wants to present an invoice. As a seller, we have never had the opportunity to solve this ourselves. Isn't it true that one should always be given the opportunity to solve a problem?\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n One last question:\n\n In what way should he have held us accountable?\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Lawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e \nThis should have been done in writing, accompanied by any supporting documents.\n\n","brand":"Rechtswinkel.nl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55004394848605,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rechtswinkel.nl\/en\/products\/vragen-63667-samen-met-vier-broers-zijn-wij-erven-van-mijn-stiefmoeder-en-hebben-we-haar-woning-verkocht-koper-m","provider":"Rechtswinkel.nl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}