Tim,

I think everyone is giving you really sound advice. If I may expand on the answer, you may want to try Florida Legal Services, found usually in the very front of the phone book. It is a free legal service, and may be a great place to start asking the questions.

The service is typically run by local area attorneys, who are donating the service for community service hours. You will get a great start to finding a solution, and who knows, you may just encounter a great counselor in the process!

Brian Russell
"Uncompromising Excellence in Real Estate Service"
Keller Williams South Tampa http://Www.TampaHomeWiz.com
(813) 875-3700 ext 288

This is a legal issue that is best handled by a good lawyer. Usually they offer a free consultation and I would suggest you find a good one and show them the sellers disclosure along with the documentation from the roofers you hired.

Jeff Launiere, P.A., e-PRO
Keller Williams Realty
813-469-3163
Info@SweetHomeTampa.com

call your attorney. There is enough information to warrant a bit more digging. Be careful before saying that the sellers are lying. They might just have said what they thought was a correct statement. may be the proplem is with the roofers who supposedly fixed the roof. Good luck on that one.

This is troubling information anf something that needs to be brought to the attention of a real estate attorney. He/she will identify the best course of action.

Good luck,
The "Eckler Team"

Tim, you're asking a question that would benefit from the advice of a lawyer, and I am not one.
That said, as a real estate person, the difficulty with non-disclosure on the part of a seller involves sometimes difficult to obtain PROOF that they were aware of the problem. If the roofers that were hired are out of business, who's to know for certain that they didn't lie to the homeowner about having replaced the whole roof? With respect to a warranty, if you know who manufactured the shingles, perhaps you can contact them regarding any deficiency in the product (not installation).
It's a legal question that requires legal advice. If it was intentional non-disclosure, a lawyer will be able to offer possibilities for recourse, which is really the question. You deserve the right answer.

Contact your sales agent and your home inspector right away, to advise them; and then start a paperwork trail....

I would leave "no shingle unturned" until I felt some relief; you will have to prove your theory of course, but, it is a worthy cause.....