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Originally Posted by jrref
I don't understand. I thought you can backout of the contract pending the inspection. Meaning if the inspection finds something that you find unacceptable, you can backout. I thought my contract had this clause. If you didn't have a clause like this and couldn't backout why would you have the inspection? Wouldn't you pretty much be buying the home "as-is"? True the owner would have the option to correct any findings. In NY, you can backout up to the closing and get your deposit back.
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Maybe in NY, but not in Florida. If the inspection reveals minor defects, the seller can correct the defects and the buyer must buy the house or risk losing their earnest money. Minor defects are sometimes defined as 3 percent of the sales price, which can be very subjective.