Can I, as a buyer, sue my lawyer if the pre-agreed 3 months' SPA grace period is violated due to my lawyer's delay?

My bank delivered the Loan Agreement to my lawyer but they sat on it for 35 days before I was requested to go sign it. Pure negligence on the part of the legal firm.

SPA lawyer was not bank appointed. For this case, there is potential for late penalty charges. Presently, specified 3-month period is not up yet.

Weekends are bundled up into the 3 month grace period.

For it.fusion case, can his lawyer get a VP for him to move in pending delivery of title?

Hi Dariofoo, appreciate some help here.

I have just moved in to my condo 3 weeks ago. It was a subsale. I did not do any new renovations at all prior to moving in.

My neighbour from the unit below me approached me and said that her masterbathroom ceiling is leaking. She allege that I have to bear the costs of renovation and waterproofing charges to my masterbathroom floor. It seems that the building supervisor is also siding with her. He said that I bought the unit together with all defects as a parcel. I do not think that they have any grounds for their claim so I refused to back down. She even threaten legal action against me.

I believe that this is entirely not my problem and if she need to renovate and waterproof my bathroom, then it is at her cost. It also depends very much on me whether I allow such renovation in my unit where my answer shall be no.

What is the legal aspect to this situation?

Hi Dariofoo,

Thanks for your response. It is rather unfair that the unit above has to bear repair costs but since legally it is so, then it is difficult to contend this issue.

Present situaltion is as follows:

1. The contractors can only speculate at this juncture of time the leakge is due to defects arising from the surrounding water downpipe to the unit below. It might be due to a structural defect or it might not. It might also be due to defective waterproofing membrane around the downpipe.
2. Duh. There are 3 waste & soil pipes that are passing through to the unit below.
3. I contend that no renovation has been done to the floor tiles or any other sanitary wares, not even from the first or second owners. What do you mean by 'defects from my floor or defects from her ceiling'? Both are the same mass of 4" thick reinforced concrete. Where does the boundary lie?
4. According to the unit below, this matter has persisted for a number of years but was not brought up to the previous owner since the leakage was minimal to non-existing. I was made to understand the previous owner has not been using this bathroom and has not received any complaints of leakages from the unit below in the 3 years he stayed there. Or it could be he knew about the leakages but denied any knowledge of it. I find it strange too that the previous owners who are just a couple, stayed in another room using another bathroom.

Your advice above points to the vendor being the culprit. How do I proceed with legal charges against him in the event I'm charged?

Thanks & regards.

This post has been edited by Ninjitsu: Jun 11 2012, 11:50 AM