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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="+0" color="#0000DD" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:11pt;color:#0000DD;">Ian:</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="+0" color="#0000DD" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:11pt;color:#0000DD;">The answer relates back to the Seller's knowledge of the <u>full extent</u> of termite damage. Assuming that a standard residential disclosure form was used for your client's transaction, what were the specific disclosures provided by the Seller regarding both inspection and treatment for "termites, dry rot, pest or wood destroying organisms?" </font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="+0" color="#0000DD" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:11pt;color:#0000DD;">In this instance you indicate that Seller disclosed prior treatment. Did Seller also provide the date, type of treatment and company name? Any proposal/estimate/contract and/or invoice from the treating company <i>should</i> have indicated the extent of infestation to be treated. If the full extent of infestation/damage is indicated on any proposal/estimate/contract and/or invoice, then an argument could be made that the Seller was on notice and would have a duty to disclose the full extent of such termite damage. </font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="+0" color="#0000DD" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:11pt;color:#0000DD;">Thomas C. Cooney, Esq.</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>Ian Kravitz <<a href="mailto:Ian@mkpalaw.com">Ian@mkpalaw.com</a>> on Monday, July 01, 2013 at 10:44 AM -0400 wrote:</b></font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Interesting fact pattern. Seller discloses prior treatment of termite damage. Some minor termite damage visible from buyer inspection. In reality, extensive termite damage had been covered up by seller using much effort, including actually plastering rotten wood, texturing to look like actually wood, and then painting over. After moving in, covered up damage begins to expand and fall from home. Further inspection discovers extent of damage.</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Obviously some termite damage was open and obvious. However, extent of the damage was not open and obvious. While a further detailed inspection may have discovered the greater extent of damage, Johnson does not generally require inspection when seller has intentionally covered up extent of damage.</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
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