Lee Adkins

OK - big difference here - I don't think it was clear that you already bought the house....

If you didn't notice it (you post says you didn't see it), then I'm not sure why it's an issue exactly. NO ONE here can advise you as you are likely talking about a legal matter now and we definitely can't offer any advice without seeing the contract. You want to look for a due diligence time period, any contingencies or other means of you getting out of the contract. If you would like the name of an excellent real estate attorney to review your contract, I would be happy to share their contact information.

And Alan - I like you (from that "other" post we both shared recently), but to be exact:

A retention pond is designed to hold a specific amount of water indefinitely. Usually the pond is
designed to have drainage leading to another location when the water level gets above the pond capacity,
but still maintains a certain capacity.

A detention pond is a low lying area that is designed to temporarily hold a set amount of water while
slowly draining to another location. They are more or less around for flood control when large amounts
of rain could cause flash flooding if not dealt with properly.

(and yes, I just Googled this and posted, but verified in multiple sources)
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Maybe I'll come up with a Trulia for attorneys - but what would we call it...
Emily, call me, let's do lunch!

Good Luck to you - and please feel free to post back and let us know if you can work it out... - Thu Oct 15 2009, 16:45