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jmcquown[_2_]

On 7/16/2017 1:21 PM, wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Jul 2017 12:04:18 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>> Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> On Sat, 15 Jul 2017 19:34:29 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Sat, 15 Jul 2017 12:21:27 -0400, jmcquown
>>> > >> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe in Canada. In the US, until the actual "closing", anyone
>>>>>> can back out.
>>>>>
>>>>> Without penalty, really? What's the meaning of the sale contract
>>> they >> signed then?
>>>>
>>>> They can come up with a reason. Reason people kept backing out on
>>>> this house was the siding. Or so they claimed. This kind of siding
>>>> had a recall. We were told that ours was fine and the recall didn't
>>>> apply. But after buying the house, I think the real reason was that
>>>> it is flat out not up to code and getting it up to code would cost
>>>> a fortune. We had a guy who said he would do it for $2,000 so we
>>>> hired him only to have him walk away saying that he'd been wrong
>>>> and couldn't do the job for any price. We based what we paid for
>>>> the house on that. Now we are stuck with a house that likely will
>>>> never be up to code.
>>>
>>> Can't you get a new quote? Or else, never move.
>>
>> It may be asbestos siding.
>
> That can be changed, but you need a company qualified to handle
> asbestos which probably rules out her local odd job guy.
>
IF it's asbestos, you need a certified asbestos abatement company to
deal with and replace it. It might be covered under homeowners
insurance. Can't hurt to ask.

Jill