justalayman
Senior Member
There is a coil (evaporator coil) within the air handler. That and the outside unit are what is of concern, at least how I read your laws. The air handler itself is not of concern in the law.
So, it sounds like you might have signed off on the condition of the house as acceptable. You had an opportunity to address this prior to closing and didn't.
I would think you need to check through the closing documents and see if you signed off on the AC or the entire house in general. Most REO properties are as is. If yours is, you might simply be stuck with as is.
Since you suspect the old owner damaged the air handler, that would have been part of the "as is" unless you addressed it specifically. The damage would already have been there when you viewed and offered on the house. If you did not include some form of inspection to be found as acceptable to you type of contingency, again, the air handler might not be a winning argument.
the only thing I see as a realistic possibility is having a legally acceptable condenser unit installed. If they can obtain one that is usable with the evap coil, that is all that would be required to put the house in the same condition as when you made your offer on it.
If they cannot find a matching (legally) condenser unit, they would have little choice but to install a condenser and matching evap coil.
So, it sounds like you might have signed off on the condition of the house as acceptable. You had an opportunity to address this prior to closing and didn't.
I would think you need to check through the closing documents and see if you signed off on the AC or the entire house in general. Most REO properties are as is. If yours is, you might simply be stuck with as is.
Since you suspect the old owner damaged the air handler, that would have been part of the "as is" unless you addressed it specifically. The damage would already have been there when you viewed and offered on the house. If you did not include some form of inspection to be found as acceptable to you type of contingency, again, the air handler might not be a winning argument.
the only thing I see as a realistic possibility is having a legally acceptable condenser unit installed. If they can obtain one that is usable with the evap coil, that is all that would be required to put the house in the same condition as when you made your offer on it.
If they cannot find a matching (legally) condenser unit, they would have little choice but to install a condenser and matching evap coil.