SAN ANGELO, TX — Some San Angelo businesses and the other members of the community are coming together on St. Patrick’s Day to help an elderly woman who didn’t know the house she had just moved into had some serious issues.
The 70-year-old woman bought the home on the 2100 block of Stanton Street, so her and her grandson, who has special needs, could live life happily.
The home had serious plumbing issues that were not mentioned before or during the closing. This is possibly because the information was not disclosed to the real estate agent (unnamed) by the previous homeowners. 'The woman was having issues with the plumbing so she called David Wright of David Wright Plumbing and he came out to see what the issue was.
What was thought to be a clog that could be fixed pretty quickly was an extensive issue, a job would cost up to $20,000 and take three weeks to complete. The woman did not have the money to do this, as she used her entire savings for the down payment on the home.
Wright made a call to Rodney Brown, a local contractor. The two agreed that there was only one way to deal with her problem: Help her.
Brown made calls to local businesses and organizations in San Angelo to see if anyone else would help either volunteer their time or equipment to get this job done.
The City of San Angelo Community Housing Development agreed to assist. Wright's Plumbing agreed to discount the job by nearly half of the cost.
The work consists of digging and drilling out concrete, tile, and dirt. Then digging under that about two more feet to reach the pipes that needed replacement, right through the middle of the structure.
Freedom Fellowship Church and the Ministry Freedom Homes has volunteered to help prepare for the plumbing repair.
Republic Services donated a dumpster for the trash to be collected and hauled off after the repairs. United Rentals agreed to assist with the equipment rentals.
“I am thankful so many in the community that have come together on behalf of this family who had no money to pay but a lot of faith that God would provide,” said Brown.
The project is not quite complete, so If you want to see how you can help, contact Rodney Brown, with B&R Construction at 325-374-7151.
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GLAD TO SEE ALL THE SLUGS AND THUGS FINALLY GOT DRAWN AND QUARTE—oh, wait.
Good to see good things happening! This was a pretty bad loophole in responsibility! Maybe people active in the city government could figure out how to keep something like this fiasco from happening again!
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PermalinkGood things happen in San Angelo. Think that someone on her behalf should go to the SA board of realtors and find out how this house was sold with such a gross deficiency and nothing said to the buyer about it. Was the place not inspected before it was sold? Lots of questions here as to this sale.
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PermalinkIt would seem that due diligence was not performed by the listing agent or that full disclosure was not properly made by the previous owners. This appears to be a case in which an attorney should be involved.
Somebody messed up big time and should be held accountable.
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PermalinkYou must disclose any issues you have personal knowledge of, and it sounds as if there is a clear case for suing the seller here. The question is whether it would be too much stress on the current owner. The seller should be held accountable.
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PermalinkWe had the same experience when we bought a house 4 years ago. Home owners lied, inspector was useless and we had to spend 10,000 the first six weeks because the gas was shut down with a massive leak the first week we moved in. It has been a nightmare ever since. Got a lawyer who has done NOTHING!!! If you can lie on the seller's disclosure then there is no reason to have one! People should not be allowed to get away with this stuff.
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PermalinkJackie, did you research your problem beyond local resources. Texas has specific statutes regarding liability by the seller, realtor, and inspector. There are attorneys who specialize in these violations.
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PermalinkMy so-called attorney was recommended as specializing in this area. Hasn't done anything!
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PermalinkWe just bought a house in november and two days after bedroom floor flooded. There was a patch on the bottom of tub. We told our real estate agent about the patch and to ask the inspector if it is going to be ok and he say the inspector said we shouldn't have any problems. Well a few days later my foot goes through the patch. Inspector was called back out to look at it and said our realtor never mentioned the patch to him. Of course our home warranty doesn't cover the tub so our realtor after we said we needed an attorney he pays some people he knew that did this work 150 bucks to just repatch it. It's already sinking in again. Since we have had to get our water heater fixed our heater and not to mention we had a terrible clog on the pipes where all the water from the toilets flooded our kids bathroom with sewer water. Any suggestions on an attorney would help or suggestions on what to do. This is our first home and has not been a happy time at all.
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