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tigtig

Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DC

My place was flooded when a pipe broke outside of my condo due to cold weather (it has been fixed and no more leakage).

My inpsections said I might have issues with my wood floor in the future so replacing is recommended, and the responsbile party's inspection said the floor is dry and no visible damages, so resurfacing is fine. The insurance said the same thing but added another issue to get out of paying (and said I probably have concrete seepage but they never removed the floor to test for it).

I hired water remediation company to dry and spray to inhibit mold growth. The air sample for mold came back normal. The insurance report said there was one small black dot on the wall that appeared to be mold. The person looked it from a few feet away because of the location, and (obviously) didn't take a sample to test.

If I want to sell my place, how much detail do I suppose to disclose? Do I need to show all the reports, or just simply there was a water break and I hired a water remediation company and that the floor is resurfaced. Do I need to disclose "suspicions" (like there might be mold or the concrete might have seepage or the floor might have issue in the future)?
 


FarmerJ

Senior Member
If you disclose that you were flooded when a pipe broke outside of your condo, you hired water remediation company to dry and spray to inhibit mold growth. The air sample for mold came back normal, You also wrote > The insurance report said there was one small black dot on the wall that appeared to be mold.< Appeared does not mean that it is mold and if they did not test for it then Id suggest that if you do list that comment and there has been no further problem with mold in that spot that if you mention it , again to re state The air sample for mold came back normal my logic being that > appeared < is not proof, like in a group home when overnight staff include in charting `It appeared that this client slept thru the night ` there is no way for that staff to know with 100% certainty that the client slept all night ( use of the word appears with out proof is vague on that ins doc and if there really is no more problem and you have mentioned it I personally dont see any recourse against you. And if you re surfaced the floors state that. As far as so called suspicions go , you know the next owner might do things differently that cause new mold problems . You mention concrete seepage , WELL i imagine if the drainage / sloping at this place is poor then you may want to address it ( other wise that question and asking the rest in a consult with a real estate Attorney in your area may well be your best source of guidance ( try the links up top)
 

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