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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there anything to do about a home inspection that overlooked several issues? Most of our appliances have failed or never worked and now three months into our house, I wonder if there is any reason to share this with our realtor or home inspection.
I know buying a home is always 'buyer beware' and I'm not demanding anything... just wonder if there is any reason to contact either the realtor or inspector to let them know how many items have failed.
I am in Virginia. [/quote]

There is a problem if they were in working order at time of inspection, but not in working order at the time of closing.  If that was the case, you needed to report that to the closing lawyer immediately saying that the property was not delivered in the same condition as it was when it was inspected (thus, the seller's problem).  If they worked at the time of closing, but have since failed, then there is nothing to report.  Usually the inspection will notate any appliance that needs work (e.g. has noticeable problems that are likely to cause failure), but they are only required to determine if things are in safe working order.  They have no way to guarantee durability.

If you were at all concerned about the appliances, you should have requested a  home warranty package from the seller.  If you didn't, then you assumed the risk that they would fail.  I usually make sure that appliances are either new and hence covered by a manufacturer's warranty or request a home warranty package.  Since you can get many of them for under $500, it's usually something that  a seller will accede to (I did it automatically before listing my last house and advertised it as a feature of the sale so that buyers wouldn't be niggling me for appliance coverage).[/quote]

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