More Caveat Emptor, Latent and Patent Examples #384

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By Gerry NeelyB.A. LL.B. The owners of a house, which was old when they bought it in 1979, sold it in 1994 to buyers who discovered after completion that the kitchen floor sloped 2.5 to five centimetres from one side to the other. The buyers elected not to retain a home inspector, although there were