Every Purchase Contract in California holds the Buyer entirely liable for all property damage, personal injury & all general liability to the property that is in escrow. Sellers are formally held harmless and
free from all liability when the house is being inspected.
free from all liability when the house is being inspected.
So what’s a Buyer to do?
You can’t purchase homeowners insurance on a property that does not belong to you.
The only solution is to hire inspectors who are properly
The only solution is to hire inspectors who are properly
insured for all those potential damages.
The Purchase Contract specifies that Buyers do exactly that,
and it’s the best advice you can get. Don’t let your Realtor overlook
that provision, and insist that your inspectors provide you with a Certificate of Insurance. Better safe than sorry!