All Forum Posts by: Olga McKinney

The attorney didn’t suggest 20k for remediation.  The seller had an estimate and we would by credited that amount.

The Problem is the entire transaction we spoke a full remediation however the estimate was for a partial remediation and my attorney did not read the estimate properly and assumed it was for full remediation.

The attorney suggested we take this offer never warning of possible complications.

Then  he closed on the deal without our consent or knowledge and without having sent us the estimate to review .

At closing he never received any documentation of the work that was done and if it was done by the proper persons which it was not and never  got the deed to the adjacent lot that we purchased.

Would this not be a breach of contract?  Attorney sent emails stating the proper documentation, adhering to state regulations, would be required prior to close.  No documentation was ever obtained by the attorney.  Even if it had, the state requires a licensed  CT contractor to perform work,  the contractor here was not licensed in the state of CT.

never gave him power of attorney. Or verbal or written consent.

She closed without our knowledge.  Our initial closing was delayed due to soil sample levels showing contamination still remained.  
when attorney suggested we take credit for remediation so we could move in we said yes on her recommendation and the fact we were now living in a hotel for 2 weeks ( we closed on our home the same day as initial closing). Attorney did not send estimate for cleanup to us(we didn’t receive until about 3 weeks later)  we would have been sure to have read it and find it was for partial remediation only 

Then when I called the next day to tell him how to title the deed he told me he had already closed. Did not have our consent. 
At closing attorney never got any documentation of the partial cleanup and only got one of the two deeds associated with property. 
if we had known we were closing we would have been sure to get documentation and 2nd deed.

So how is this on us???

Purchase the property with leaky oil tank.

The sellers  were originally going to rememediate however my attorney suggested we accept  $20,000 (cost of remediation) off sale price, use the sellers contractor and close on the home.

As it turns out the attorney did not read the Remediation contract very well and Remediation was for only partial cleanup and Contractor not licensed in the state of Connecticut which is a requirement.

When we begin the process we informed the attorney we wanted all contaminated soil remediated

Now I’m stuck with a property where Remediation will cost well over $75,000 .

There’s also an issue with the Well Water most likely being contaminated.   Not sure what the cost for cleanup will be for that.

What are samples for taken from a reverse osmosis system which makes them totally useless. 

My attorney has not taken responsibility for accepting the estimate.

The test results I have now far exceed state recommendations and vapors are present .

Most vapors Are detected in and around the master bedroom

Majority of the contamination is under the foundation of the home.

The attorney emailed me when we initially found out there was oil on the property that we would get all the necessary documentation associated with the cleanup.

Another issue is the sellers stated that the oil tank was removed and now there is a high likelihood that the oil tank still remains underground

At the closing , which we were not informed was going to happen, she closed for us without our consent  and did not get any of the required documentation.

Atty also didn’t realize the property consisted of two lots and only acquired 1 deed at closing.  I became aware of this when I received the tax bill showing that it wasn’t paid and remained in the sellers name.

This purchase has been a nightmare.

I need advice regarding this issue and What recourse do I have regarding this issue. 
I can use all the help I can get thanks in advance .

O. White

Purchase the property with leaky oil tank.

Purchase property with the intent of flipping.

The sellers were originally going to rememediate however my attorney suggested we accept $20,000 (cost of remediation) off sale price, use the sellers contractor and close on the home.

As it turns out the attorney did not read the Remediation contract very well and Remediation was for only partial cleanup and Contractor not licensed in the state of Connecticut which is a requirement.

When we begin the process we informed the attorney we wanted all contaminated soil remediated

Now I’m stuck with a property where Remediation will cost well over $75,000 .

There’s also an issue with the Well Water most likely being contaminated. Not sure what the cost for cleanup will be for that.

What are samples for taken from a reverse osmosis system which makes them totally useless.

My attorney has not taken responsibility for accepting the estimate.

The test results I have now far exceed state recommendations and vapors are present .

Most vapors Are detected in and around the master bedroom

Majority of the contamination is under the foundation of the home.

The attorney emailed me when we initially found out there was oil on the property that we would get all the necessary documentation associated with the cleanup.

Another issue is the sellers stated that the oil tank was removed and now there is a high likelihood that the oil tank still remains underground

At the closing , which we were not informed was going to happen, she closed for us without our consent and did not get any of the required documentation.

Atty also didn’t realize the property consisted of two lots and only acquired 1 deed at closing. I became aware of this when I received the tax bill showing that it wasn’t paid and remained in the sellers name.

This purchase has been a nightmare.

I need advice regarding this issue and What recourse do I have regarding this issue.
I can use all the help I can get thanks in advance .

O. White