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Property Law Keyed to Cribbet
Cohen v. Krantz
Facts
Plaintiffs contracted with Defendants to purchase a home for $40,000.00, with a down payment made of $4,000.00. The balance was due upon delivery of the deed in the form of $24,500.00 cash and assumption of an $11,500.00 mortgage. Plaintiffs delayed the delivery date until December 15, without any indication that title could be rejected. Thereafter, the Plaintiffs’ attorney sent a letter to Defendant’s attorney, which stated that an investigation had disclosed that the present structure of the Defendant’s property was not legal and that title was unmarketable and demanding return of the $4,000.00 down payment within five days, or legal action would be instituted. The Plaintiffs instituted this action for the $4,000.00 and for fees incidental to the title search. The Defendant counter-claimed for breach of contract. The Defendant sold the property to a third party for $6,000.00 less than the price agreed to by the Plaintiffs. The defects, which were not specified by the Plainti ffs, consisted of a swimming pool that lacked a certificate of occupancy and a fence that went beyond the frontline of Defendant’s property. The trial court found for Plaintiffs. The intermediate appellate court reversed the trial court and found that the Defendant should prevail on the counter-claim in the amount of $1,500.00, and they could retain the deposit. The intermediate court found that the Plaintiffs’ attorney’s letter failed to specify the defects, and the specific objections to the title were not raised until after this suit was filed. The intermediate court found that the defects were easily cured and that the Plaintiffs never gave Defendant a chance to cure the objections. The Plaintiffs appealed.
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