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A broker sells a house advertised "as-is." There are no obvious defects that would be evident to a prudent buyer upon inspection, but the seller and the broker know that the plumbing is very defective. The buyer moves in and discovers the defects. The buyer then sues the broker and the seller for misrepresentation. The suit will probably be

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Answer: (B) Successful, because the "as is" clause does not override the sellers' and brokers' duty to fill out a Transfer Disclosure Statement revealing all known material facts whether the defects are evident or not.

Step-by-step explanation:

Just because a house is sold "as -is" does not mean that the person buying should be responsible for any defects that they did not know about when they bough the property.

If the seller and the broker know of any defects, they are required to disclose them in a Transfer Disclosure Statement that would inform the buyer of the defect so that the buyer would decide if they would still buy the property with the defect.

The buyer will therefore be successful in such a lawsuit.

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