If a home inspection is cancelled by no fault of either party, do I need to agree to still allow it to be done?
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If a home inspection is cancelled by no fault of either party, do I need to agree to still allow it to be done?
Our Realtor is representing both the buyer and seller in this home sell. In our original agreement the inspection had to be done by the 18th. He set up the inspection for the 15th. The inspector cancelled the inspection due to a family reunion and wanted to reschedule for the 19th. We were going to be out of town and it was after the date it had to be done by so we said no. Now the realtor wants us to sign an addendum saying we will give more time for the inspection to be done. The realtor said we have to do this since we would not agree to let them do it when they wanted to the 2nd time.
Asked on June 23, 2012 under Real Estate Law, South Dakota
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If you want to sell the house that you presumably have listed, you need to set an alternative time for the home inspection to do what needs to be done where a written report of the inspection is then submitted to both parties. If such does not happen then the buyer has the option to cancel escrow without recourse.
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