High Fin
Member
Wondering what recourse there is for a surveyor missing a BIG issue.
We had a survey done by the "toughest" surveyor in the area prior to listing our boat for sale. After all, who wants surprises? He seemingly did a great job picking it apart. We were pleased with his work as it identified some areas we could correct, big bank for little buck kind of stuff. Survey cost was about $1,000.
Fast forward, buyer under contract, (10 months later), buyer's surveyor identified an issue that should have been caught by ours. It sunk the deal and literally, we may just scrap the boat. The fix will be too much compared to its value.
The issue was there when our surveyor did his work, as evidenced by the issue. The issue that was found does not happen in a few months. I am just wondering if there is any recourse now at least to get our money back for the work that he did not do.
Respectfully,
Rhonda
We had a survey done by the "toughest" surveyor in the area prior to listing our boat for sale. After all, who wants surprises? He seemingly did a great job picking it apart. We were pleased with his work as it identified some areas we could correct, big bank for little buck kind of stuff. Survey cost was about $1,000.
Fast forward, buyer under contract, (10 months later), buyer's surveyor identified an issue that should have been caught by ours. It sunk the deal and literally, we may just scrap the boat. The fix will be too much compared to its value.
The issue was there when our surveyor did his work, as evidenced by the issue. The issue that was found does not happen in a few months. I am just wondering if there is any recourse now at least to get our money back for the work that he did not do.
Respectfully,
Rhonda