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When I bought this house I was under the impression that it needed a fair amount of work but would be liveable for the next few years while I built something new. The day we moved in we put on a new roof. And tore out the crumbling chimney. Then we replaced all the plumbing in the house. When nthe basement floor was wet, I looked around and saw improper grading to the sill, and a rotted sill plate along the back of the house. I rebuilt the back wall of the house. Now the grading is corrected, the wall is intact, and closer inspection has revealed that the connection between the foundation wall and the basement floor is non-existant. There is water (and actually mud) entering the basement at this seam. The basement is very old (WW1 vintage) and was poured in 1 ft forms atop each other. the rest of the pours seem to be holding.
When we bought the house there was no disclosure about this, and in fact no mention made about it. Now I am looking at a very expensive repair. If I were to sue over disclosure, 4 months after buying, would I be very likely to be successful? There is a signed document titled “undertaking” in the legal documentation I recieved; which I have attached, that states that no water can get in the house. I am in Ontario Canada
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When I bought this house I was under the impression that it needed a fair amount of work but would be liveable for the next few years while I built something new. The day we moved in we put on a new roof. And tore out the crumbling chimney. Then we replaced all the plumbing in the house. When nthe basement floor was wet, I looked around and saw improper grading to the sill, and a rotted sill plate along the back of the house. I rebuilt the back wall of the house. Now the grading is corrected, the wall is intact, and closer inspection has revealed that the connection between the foundation wall and the basement floor is non-existant. There is water (and actually mud) entering the basement at this seam. The basement is very old (WW1 vintage) and was poured in 1 ft forms atop each other. the rest of the pours seem to be holding.
When we bought the house there was no disclosure about this, and in fact no mention made about it. Now I am looking at a very expensive repair. If I were to sue over disclosure, 4 months after buying, would I be very likely to be successful? There is a signed document titled "undertaking" in the legal documentation I recieved; which I have attached, that states that no water can get in the house. I am in Ontario Canada