Finally! A resolution (11-02-11)

Hard to believe, but we had a meeting of the minds.

Papers were signed, this just one day before the official court date. My two ladies (previous owner and her agent) were quite chatty, -even friendly-, as we were signing rounds of documents, mine specifying that I would not hound them any further, and theirs that they would pay for french drains to be installed between the house and the studio, and for some work to be completed under the house.

After we were done, George (our buyer's agent) and I braved the frigid weather to celebrate with a cup of hot tea at Village Coffee. It had been an exhausting process, but we were both glad it was over.

The odds of winning in small claims court were rather good, we thought, but Gary and I felt better with a compromise where all parties could feel that they had come out with something... Big relief to be done with this and to be able to move on with other things.

Good Grief: Another Delay (06-09-11)

Isn't there a saying to the effect that the wheels of Justice move slowly? Indeed, they do.
I almost laughed when I read the notification the court sent us, that the Small Claims hearing has been scheduled for... November 3!

More on the Complaint (04-21-11)

It takes me some time to make a decision, but here goes.

Inasmuch as it would be easier and simpler to just forget the whole thing and to move one, I still owe it to myself to stand up against a situation in which we were clearly prejudiced, perhaps even willfully. I would have no respect for myself if I didn't try to do something to correct the situation.

So, yesterday, I went to file in Small Claims Court in Oregon City, not only against the ex-owner, but against her agent as well. There was too much aggravation over this transaction, and the agent ultimately had the responsibility to to corral her seller, and to make sure that the disclosure form was truthful and thorough.