Newsflash: We went to look at a house with a broken garage and now the listing agent claims we broke it and wants use to pay for it.

TLDR: We went to look at a house for sale in with a broken garage door, and now the listing agent wants us to pay for it. We think we are getting conned. Full story: My husband and I went to view a house for sale. This house is a fixer-upper and is listed Sold As-Is. Before we finished our tour, we wanted to see the garage and try the garage door. The garage door opened but when we went to close it got stuck halfway down. Upon inspection you could see there was lots of damage to the door and they had a handyman put it back on its rails. Our agent called the listing agent to tell them that we are unable to close the garage door but will lock up the house so that no one can enter the property further, but that they need to have someone come fix the door since its obviously broken. They did not disclose this anywhere in the listing.The listing agent claims we are responsible for damaging the garage door and liable for damages and need to pay for the door to be repaired. Of course, this is ridiculous because they never disclosed the issues with the garage door. Also I had my infant with me during the tour and we could have been seriously hurt if the door came down on us. Its completely off the rails at this point and sideways. Afterward we checked Google Maps and the street view of the house from 2023 showed the same broken door (stuck open and ajar) so it’s obvious this was a preexisting issue. We think we are being conned into fixing a door they knew had problems. This house has been listed for a long time and fell out of escrow at one point we suspected there was something wrong with the property. (It was a rental and there was drug paraphernalia all over the backyard. We would not have brought our baby if we thought it would be is such dire condition. )Our agent asked to speak with the listing agent’s broker but they refused to provide their broker’s contact saying they are protecting their identity. This all seems super shady and is not our problem. Anyone had such a sideways experience with real estate?I have spoken to several agents and they all said they’ve never had an experience like this. Needless to say, we are NOT interested in the property now!

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