Do I have any legal recourse?

[Mile High Mania]

Well, it sounds like you had concerns about the HVAC system before signing... they dropped their asking price, you liked it ... the HVAC system was looked at and received the stamp of "fine" form the service company. I'm sure the seller knew about the problems, but with a 27 year old system... you should have had someone come in and give it a serious look.

The seller signed, you signed... now it's your house and your having issues with a 27 year old HVAC.

I think you're going to need to budget for a replacement.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Well, it sounds like you had concerns about the HVAC system before signing... they dropped their asking price, you liked it ... the HVAC system was looked at and received the stamp of "fine" form the service company. I'm sure the seller knew about the problems, but with a 27 year old system... you should have had someone come in and give it a serious look.

The seller signed, you signed... now it's your house and your having issues with a 27 year old HVAC.

I think you're going to need to budget for a replacement.

Sounds like it. Or he could do the oldest trick in the book. Burn his house down to get insurance money out of it, without any evidence of tampering or a deliberate attempt to burn it.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Well, it sounds like you had concerns about the HVAC system before signing... they dropped their asking price, you liked it ... the HVAC system was looked at and received the stamp of "fine" form the service company. I'm sure the seller knew about the problems, but with a 27 year old system... you should have had someone come in and give it a serious look.

The seller signed, you signed... now it's your house and your having issues with a 27 year old HVAC.

I think you're going to need to budget for a replacement.

Someone did come in for a serious look, that was part of the conditions. I know it is an old system, and I was planning on replacing it in a couple years. That was the whole point of the warranty. They will repair it in the meantime until I can get enough funds to replace the HVAC unit. I just closed on I a house. I don't have six grand to replace a unit right now.

We have a receipt from the licensed HVAC tech that says no cracks or holes were found and the furnace was in safe working condition. Also said the AC unit worked fine. AB May took pictures and found HUGE cracks and holes that they felt were unsafe and said I could and probably likely would get carbon monoxide poisoning if I used the furnace. Seller says they replaced freon only one time in last two years. AB May feels that it is impossible that freon only had been added once in the last two years because there are HUGE freon leaks inside and out. Basically AB May will not pay for anything as they are saying it is a precondition, so I'm going to try to settle with this HVAC tech, which won't happen. Additionally, nothing is on the disclosure about any of this. So I'm just screwed.

[nstygma]

Originally Posted by BWillie007

So I'm just screwed.

can you post an image of the HVAC inspection without your personal info?
i would really like to see their report

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by nstygma

can you post an image of the HVAC inspection without your personal info?
i would really like to see their report

It's not much of a report. It just says "Cleaned furnace. Inspected furnace. No cracks or holes found. Furnace safe at this time", and then goes on to talk about the AC unit.

Based on how big the cracks were, and how many there where, they were there is no way they formed over night. This guy just did a quick inspect to appease the seller and went on his way. What if I turned on my furnace and keeled over dead from carbon monoxide poisoning?

[luv]

So, did you have the inspection done, or did the seller? Did you have the home inspected before you purchased it?

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by BWillie007

Someone did come in for a serious look, that was part of the conditions. I know it is an old system, and I was planning on replacing it in a couple years. That was the whole point of the warranty. They will repair it in the meantime until I can get enough funds to replace the HVAC unit. I just closed on I a house. I don't have six grand to replace a unit right now.

We have a receipt from the licensed HVAC tech that says no cracks or holes were found and the furnace was in safe working condition. Also said the AC unit worked fine. AB May took pictures and found HUGE cracks and holes that they felt were unsafe and said I could and probably likely would get carbon monoxide poisoning if I used the furnace. Seller says they replaced freon only one time in last two years. AB May feels that it is impossible that freon only had been added once in the last two years because there are HUGE freon leaks inside and out. Basically AB May will not pay for anything as they are saying it is a precondition, so I'm going to try to settle with this HVAC tech, which won't happen. Additionally, nothing is on the disclosure about any of this. So I'm just screwed.

That's what I figured, just because the system was OK at the time of inspection doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot. You would've been better off asking them to replace it as opposed to beating them down on the price.