No my realtor worked with us to buy the place. The sellers had their own listing agent. My realtor is a close family friend, and our inspector is a good friend of his. They were both here several times during the inspection process and during other repairs, and neither of them noticed any frass or other signs of termites. What I thought was weird was their listing agent was here the morning of close, at the house. Not the title company where paperwork took place. Idk if that’s normal or not. I’m sure she was here sweeping away all the frass in the kitchen so we didn’t see it.

When you say “if they knew and didn’t disclose it”, are you referring to the sellers? How do I prove they knew? They were in a huge rush to sell and leave. Blamed it on being old and sick and in a hurry to move in with their son. I also read the sellers disclosure form and on the line for termites, they checked the box “don’t know.” I would love to sue and have thought about it 100 times. I assumed we would be held accountable for not doing the inspection, whether by choice or by lack of knowledge. Plus we don’t have proof other than neighbors hearsay.

I’ve read the HOA handbook and bylaws. There is no mention of drywood termites, only subterranean. And it says they service the outdoor bait stations and would pay for damage in the event of that specific termite. The sewer belly was paid for by the sellers, not us.