Can a seller keep adding addendum to the paperwork after filing?

Question

we a re buying a mobile home from a single mom. we have had the contract in place for a month. we take possession on the 25th. i have assigned times for deliveries and installations to occur on the 25th.

now 36 hours till closing she wants to add on that she will not pay for a pest inspection ( which was delayed due to her financial hardships) or the escrow costs due to her finical hardships. they had a bad communication with thier side of the paperwork and they had to redo it. so all the papers and monies are filed. but the mortgage company hasn't cut her check yet cause didn't get her paperwork in until last thursday.

she wants to change paper work to state she does nothing for us cause she was displaced early.

i dont feel this is my problem. she should have had a plan to where she was going to live when she put her house on the market.

they refuse to give us the keys unless we sign it. but i thought the deal was done. she is just waiting on the check from the out of state mortgage company.

Answer 1

Sounds like a question for the lawyer or real estate agent you are using for your sale.

But depending on the state laws where you live, either one of you can walk away from the deal before closing and the contract should spell out the consequences. Usually that means she would lose claim to your deposit and you could sue to recover costs you laid out.

At this point, it's up to the two parties to negotiate. You should point out that her financial hardships now are nothing compared to what happens if the sale were canceled.