Mice infest Winnipeg woman's $1M house

martin14 @ Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:26 pm

Xort Xort:

$1:

Ari Marantz, a certified home inspector in Winnipeg, said a proper inspection might have caught the mouse problem, although it is not normally on the checklist.

So much for an inspection being a sure fire way to avoid problems.

Inspectors don't run around opening up walls to look for problems.
That's why nothing can be guaranteed.

Mice would have left other signs, small holes, droppings, and smells.

Brenda @ Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:30 pm

martin14 martin14:

Xort Xort:

$1:

Ari Marantz, a certified home inspector in Winnipeg, said a proper inspection might have caught the mouse problem, although it is not normally on the checklist.

So much for an inspection being a sure fire way to avoid problems.

Inspectors don't run around opening up walls to look for problems.
That's why nothing can be guaranteed.

Mice would have left other signs, small holes, droppings, and smells.

I should check back in my books, but I don't think "pests" were part of the curriculum when I took the Home Inspection course. Structure of the building and safety (hazards),yes, but I don't recall anything about mice. Termites, yes. Mice, no.

Tyler_1 @ Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:39 pm

A couple of cats and this wouldn't have happened at all.

Why cats rule #13

Xort @ Wed Nov 07, 2012 4:10 pm

martin14 martin14:

Mice would have left other signs, small holes, droppings, and smells.

They might have left other signs, and those signs might have been found.

RUEZ @ Wed Nov 07, 2012 4:36 pm

raydan raydan:

Curtman Curtman:

You can't get a home inspection in this market. If you make an offer that requires one, you don't get the house.

Strange, I worked in banks for 23 years and we NEVER accepted a mortgage without a home inspection... NEVER.

Before buying my home I also thought it was mandatory, but that's the one thing the bank never asked about. I got an inspection anyway.

martin14 @ Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:30 pm

Xort Xort:

martin14 martin14:

Mice would have left other signs, small holes, droppings, and smells.

They might have left other signs, and those signs might have been found.

By people looking for it, yes.

An architect wouldn't, for example, he's looking at other stuff.

Benn @ Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:50 pm

Curtman is right. At least a couple years ago when we bought our place out here sellers were all rejecting home inspection (among other) conditions, just because they could. That said the $1 million plus housing market is a different market. I'm not sure if they are moving as fast.

This lady will waste her money suing unless she can prove he knew of the mice and honestly if you can afford that house and you see mice I' sure the prior owner would have "likely' have done something about it. Not too many people who are just fine knowing mice are infesting their houses. Buyer beware!

What gets me most about this story is the fact it would never have hit the news if it was a $150,000 house in Elmwood. Yet we are supposed to care some rich chick has mice?

jason700 @ Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:24 am

Benn Benn:

What gets me most about this story is the fact it would never have hit the news if it was a $150,000 house in Elmwood. Yet we are supposed to care some rich chick has mice?

I was so worried about this poor lady with the mice in her $1M house that I wasn't sure I'd be able to sleep tonight. There should be a link where we can send this lady all of our money. :roll: