Bought a house “as is” what is mine?

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I’m in escrow on a house where the owner ran out of money during the remodel. The inside is a complete mess, demo materials scattered all over the place and all kinds of stuff that I’m sure he intends to leave. However their are a few items worth keeping such as a refrigerator and a couple other things. Am I entitled to everything in that house if it is sold as is and if he does take the refrigerator is he obligated to remove all the trash from the premises?

Wayne Brooks · Answer

“As Is” simply means they are not doing any repairs, period.  Your contract should address whether is to be delivered “broom clean” and which non built in appliances are included, fixtures are part of the real property.

Account Closed · Answer

Read the agreement in detail, that kind of minutia is handled in the purchase agreement in a broad coverage type sentence when you make your offer. Like "all materials on the property whether affixed or not are part of the property and as such stay with the property. including but not limited to refrigerator, lumber, sheetrock, wire, plumbing, insulation, paint supplies, etc etc: So whatever the agreement says is what to expect. Anything not covered by the agreement is now a choice of fighting him in court if you disagree or simply itemizing the things not covered and seeing if he leaves any of it behind. If he takes something covered by the agreement you have a basis for a claim but usually it isn't worth the hassle factor.

James Wise · Answer

Generally speaking if it isn't affixed to the house you've got to put it in writing to ensure that it's included in the sale.

Mike McCarthy · Answer

@Brandon Burrows add an addendum to the contract that states that all materials in the house are part of the sale. This includes ....

The seller will either agree because they don’t want to deal with it, or say no. Since the contract is already signed, I don’t think you have much leverage, but at least you’ll know what to expect.

Brandon Burrows · Answer

@Wayne Brooks makes sense thank you for your response

Brandon Burrows · Answer

@Mike M. Ok thank you for your help

Bought a house “as is” what is mine?

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