Re: What are condsidered Attatchments when selling your home in NY???

An appliance can be a significant alteration. If I see a home and it
has Subzero fridge and gourmet cooking equipment and no mention of
exclusion is made I assume I'll get the good stuff. If at walkthrough
all appliances are garage sale junk I'm calling my lawyer and there
will be NO closing until he has the money from seller for items I
assumed I'm getting or the same quality items are put in the house as
the kitchen may have been a reason I'm buying the house. If a
fireplace was bricked up it would be the same as it may be a reason for
my buying the house. I know my lawyer would be on it and would not
allow me to close with that type of game being played. A light fixture
I probably would care less but to me (and my lawyer) $10000 worth of
substituted appliance would be a *significant* difference worthy of
prompt attention. Remember, no contract is set in stone if one party
doesnt adhere to his part.

D. Gerasimatos wrote:
In article <1155122131.212293.115670@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<bigjim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

All I know is Iwouldnt you you working for me as a buyer's agent.
You'd accept anything a dirtbag seller tried just to close and get a
commission. This thread shows how vital it is to get a good lawyer.
Maybe in CA things are different but in NJ only a dumb newyorker would
close if the property was significantly different.


Replacing an appliance with a like (but less valuable) appliance is
not a significant difference. If I was your buyer's broker, I'd probably
suggest that you add an addendum to the purchase agreement spelling out
that the final inspection *is* a contingency. I am letting you know
what the standard contract (at least in CA) says. However, like I said
in another post, if you *do* use it as a contingency then the contract is
not in force and you will not be buying the house unless the seller
agrees to your request. So, it depends on if you really want to buy
the house or if you are content to let it go based upon the difference
in appliances. If the latter, you can sue for the difference later.


Dimitri

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