I just sold a house and deal is closed. New owners are requesting that I repair floors. Should I?
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Not required by law. It was a condition the new owners should have noticed and required you to fix prior to the closing. Considering that you, in good faith I presume, had no knowledge of the floors being in disrepair, I don't see you having any moral obligation to repair them either..
Other answers:
No way, it is their problem now. If they wanted you to fix it, they should have mentioned it before they bought it.
No way, it is their problem now. If they wanted you to fix it, they should have mentioned it before they bought it.
If it wasn't a condition of the acceptance then its on their dime.
Nope. It's their problem now. They should have had a house inspector check out the house before they bought it. Once it's sold, it's their problem.
no they should've looked at the house better or got it inspected
Dave is right. Unless it was written into the sales agreement you are not obligated to fix floors.
Redirect them to their real estate agent, or real estate attorney if they used one.
I'm a real estate agent, and yes, the previous person is right. They had to bring it up prior to closing in order to have you fix it. If they were to claim you had prior knowledge of the damaged floors (like water damage made them warp), they'd have to prove you knew and purposely with held that info in your disclosure pertaining to the house and it's condition.
Your safe, but if they push hard, call a lawyer.
no they had a chance to look at the house before they closed on the house and made any final decisions, so now it's their responsibility. You no longer own the house, let them deal with it.
Unless there was a retention held against the house or you misrepresented it they are stuck with it.
Check the missives (sales contracts) to see that there is no "if something fails within 'x' days clause - a quick call to your lawyer should clear this up.
stephanie in va is right - plus that's what home inspections are for.
I think you should, as you know - even though the house is closed, the buyer still has 30-60 days (depending on where you live) to back out. If there is a lot of damage and the new buyer has to pay it, then they may back out.
NO WAY!
ITS THEIR HOUSE NOW!
If it was not a term & condition of the sale, then I would say you are not required. However, if it is a $500 fix, then I would do it because of karma.