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So we just purchased a new house and ran into a bit of a snafu. The night before closing at approximately 7pm we conducted a walk through of our new home. Everything appeared fine and we inspected every room for major defects and found none. Approximately 12hrs later we closed on the house. After closing we went directly to the house to measure for flooring. Upon entering we found a beer can in the mudroom that was not there during the walk through so i looked around but did not find anything out of place so i figured maybe the seller left it when she locked up the night before. However when i went to the room above the garage i found that the place had been trashed sometime between the walk through and the closing, like a said a period of only 12 hrs. Beer cans were everywhere, the place reaked of cigarettes and weed, holes were kicked in the walls and another punched through the floor. They even destroyed some furniture and some built in shelving. We called the police and they were able to determine that it was the sellers son that came in and damaged the place. There is a good deal of damage and i have offered to settle with her for $1000. She is claiming that the majority of damage is pre-existing and says all she will give me is $500 which would not even cover a drywall guy to patch the 2 holes in the walls properly. Her condition of property document list no defects with the garage and i do not recall any of this being present the night before. She also asked to asses the damage herself and fix it herself which i refused to let her do because i do not want them on the property and the repairs that have been done to the house previously are sub par. My question is if i bring this thing to small claims what can i actually sue for? The P&S clearly states that the property must be delivered in the condition we agreed upon and it was not. Any advice?
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Originally Posted by Kurlon
Me no likey crash
