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Question to villa owners. We just purchased our first villa. When inspector did the inspection, he found water in our bedroom closet. RE agent just called and told us it was a broken sprinkler system on neighbor yard shooting water underneath into our bedroom closet?? Sound right to anyone? Is this possible?? We close on villa soon and I'm nervous 😓

It sounds unlikely that sprinkler water would come into a house from under the slab. But, a broken sprinkler head can spray water under the roof eave and into the attic. This water will then trickle down into the house.

Sounds like a thermal imaging detector is needed. Find an inspector that has one.

Sounds like a thermal imaging detector is needed. Find an inspector that has one.

How old the house? Where is closet located? against the outside wall or way from outside wall? Does it have carpet in closet? I could see little water seeping up but not shooting up? I guess it boils down to how much water flooding closet?

I would be reluctant to close with known water leak/foundation/mold potential problem. I would get that corrected before I would close. But, that’s me. I wouldn’t put much on what realtors say. What inspector/expert say?

My inspector had one

The closet is right next to exterior wall of villa

Then it could have been as retiredguy said pop up broke and shooting water up to roof and coming in that way. Which would be easy fix depending on how long been spraying in attic and running down inside wall?

But Inspector would have seen that when he went into attic, no??

Not necessarily. The water only flows when the sprinkler zone is operating. For sprinkler water to leak under the floor slab, it would need to go under the wall footing and then flow upwards. To me, this is possible but unlikely because the sprinkler pipes are only about 6-12 iinches under the ground.

Probably not only if he could see the area in attic and if recently been on. You would think neighbors would have noticed it it they were home and not snowbirds or world travelers?

We had a similar issue with a patio villa and it turned out to be a leak from a cracked shower floor.

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Ask to have ten thousand dollars put into escrow account with title company while this gets all dried out and no mold remediation is required.

Ensure you inspect for any potential residual damages such as moisture in the wall as that can be an issue leading to mold + without removing/replacing the drywall and the insulation it will take a long time to dry.
Also need to confirm, as you noted, the source of the water.
Good luck, if you need to back out of the deal I suspect you will find other options/homes. Remember, never fall in love with something that can't love you back!!!

Isn't this what your other thread was about?

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...estion-349426/

Why not walk away and find another Villa that doesn’t have a water problem?

We had water come up under the living room floor and it turned out to be from a broken outside water faucet which was mounted on the outside wall of the house right by the living room. Do you have an outdoor faucet outside of the bedroom closet?

Run run run away. Sounds like a BS answer. The inspector would have found water in the attic because your insulation is there and it would be damped or discolored from water coming in. Soffit would be wet/discolored on the outside too where the water is supposedly coming in. The inspectors I used would have found that easily.
I would run to another villa for sale or you can make up another addendum that has the seller find out exactly what’s going on, pulling up the carpet and inspecting the concrete pad for cracks if need to, and I would be there when this was going on.
If the water is coming thru the floor, you got other problems. How about a hole being created by all the water, will you have other leaks/cracks/pad settling issues down the road.
If it’s a problem with water coming in thru the soffit, then down the wall, you got to pull the drywall out and replace the insulation and dry everything out before you get mold, then you have a bigger issue.
There are probably a hundred other villas for sale in the villages, I’d look at these

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I have one for sale in Alden Bungalows that doesn’t have a water issue😳

It seems to me that the real estate company should return the earnest money and remove the house from the market for a month or so while they completely alleviate the water issue. The purpose of earnest money is for the buyer to demonstrate that they are serious buyers, not for the real estate company to hold the buyer hostage and to force an unwanted sale. In my opinion, the real estate company is not acting appropriately by refusing to cancel the contract and to return the money. I would expect this behavior from a car dealer, not a licensed real estate company who is bound by ethics under state law. A simple demand letter from an attorney would end this fiasco immediately.

[QUOTE=Heartnsoul;2324150]Question to villa owners. We just purchased our first villa. When inspector did the inspection, he found water in our bedroom closet. RE agent just called and told us it was a broken sprinkler system on neighbor yard shooting water underneath into our bedroom closet?? Sound right to anyone? Is this possible?? We close on villa soon and I'm nervous 😓[/QUOTE
I wouldnt think of closing until that’s resolved. What did the previous owners or their realtor say? ]

Whatever the reason, water does not belong in your closet. Cancel your contract. There are LOADS of villas for sale. Find a dry one. You do not need to start out with a problem like that.

Have neighbor turn on sprinkler and watch it?

Yeah, I would run, not walk, away from that villa. Maybe it's for sale because the seller has tried and failed to stop the leak or it was too expensive to fix. Surely there are other villas.

Do not close until all is taken care of! Maybe look for a different place!

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Definitely do not close until further investigated. Ask the neighbors to turn their sprinklers on to see if the problem still exists there, also ask the neighbors if they knew or the seller knew that it was happening. I believe it's not the neighbors responsibility, however getting to the root of the issue is important. Also, have your inspector, or a mold specialist, to do further tests. Test for Mold, and moisture up the wall, etc. It could mean the entire wall requires replacement, or just a drying out process. Either way, make sure this is not something you will have to address later, when you go to sell.

If your villa is on a slab and the sprinkler kept hitting the side of the slab where the closet is then the slab acts like a sponge and wicks up the water. Is there carpet in the closet? If so, is the carpet wet? That could be the reason.

I would swim as fast I could from this water issue. Find a dry villa.

Look for another home -- water can cause lots of damage. There are plenty of homes for sales in The Villages.

Why limit your question to only villa owners? The type of floor plan is irrelevant.
Yes, water can and does deep into house through concrete if there is enough of an issue.
What did the attorney you contacted yesterday say? You did that, right? If not, do it now.
You keep asking strangers who don’t know the terms of your contract or the written inspectors report for advice. Wrong - call an attorney. OR wait until inspection clause expires and IF it allows you to walk, do so.
The few hundred dollars to talk to a RE attorney will be money well spent. I wish you well.

I’m assuming you did the inspection during the time you have to walk if it doesn’t come back clean, most do. In this case, even if the seller would fix it, I would still walk. But, if you have to have this particular house, then the seller should pay for an inspection that includes the slab, and under the slab, maybe there is a broken water pipe under the slab which is costly to fix.
If it was me I’d run away, but if you only put a few thousand down and you agreed to a contract that doesn’t get you out, then walk away and lose your down payment. No need to talk to a lawyer, you have the contract. Also, the seller has to disclose any issues, so if they lied, you have them by the short hairs and you can get out.

$10,000 in earnest money that is held in an escrow account.

$10k is a lot of money, but if you have a broken pipe underneath the house, $10k is the lesser of the expense and I would walk.

Have you at least seen pictures of the area where it got in? There's really nothing anybody on a forum can tell you.

If those of you reading this thread would read the other thread by OP "Real Estate Question," many of your questions to the OP would be answered. However, since it is so long, I'll summarize some of what OP posted:

But first, please read a brief history of the transaction and the concern with water damage found at inspection. Post #1
In response to many questions to the OP about what the inspection clause says, especially if she is still within that time window, she is unable to decipher the contract language re inspections. Post #'s 25, 27
Agent has told OP that she can't get refund of $10,000 "deposit.". Post #'s 32-34, 40
Woman owner passed away at age 97, so probably didn't know about the water damage. Post #62. So, the seller is likely an estate.
OP's $10,000 is in escrow. Post #74
OP hasn't signed the addendum to extend the closing date. The seller has until Friday to repair water damage. (Windows also need replacing). In answer to the question of which type of agent is involved, there is a Realty Executive agent mentioned, so it likely is MLS. Post #93.

I would be very concerned about the possibility of black mold. Should be checked out as well as to find out where the water is really coming from. You might have a leak in your home?

If it’s stucco, it could be a crack in the stucco where water gets in.
It happened to my neighbor. He sealed the crack and it solved the problem.

IMHO, get an attorney and keep moving to a new listing. Long term leak would make me concerned about the slim possibility of a sink hole.

I agree that I would not buy the house. I hope the contract is in your favor. It's a buyers market here and now so plenty of houses and villas to choose from.

did you not already post this question in another thread??