> I'm in Ohio, if a house has had an accepted offer is there a way to back out legally on the seller side? If there is

I'm in Ohio, if a house has had an accepted offer is there a way to back out legally on the seller side? If there is

Posted at: 2015-03-04 
Based on the information given, no the contract can't be canceled. However is your grandmother of sound mind so she can legally sign a contract and closing documents? If not who signed on her behalf and did that person have a Power of Attorney?

No you can't. If you did, the buyers that you originally accepted their offer can sue you and force to you complete the sale with them. You should not be taking any other offers once you accept an offer.

Not really, no. The only way out is to ask the buyer to agree to cancel or to breach the contract and hope the buyer won't sue.

Be aware that inducing her to breach the contract will open you up to legal liability, which can include punitive damages.

Not once a contract has been signed. I have known people back out before signing.

Only by terms of the contract. So basically, no.

kind of....file a mechanics lien ......the house will be tied up for a year.........get a default judgement.....problem solved

My grandmother has been in the nursing home for over a year. I just found out yesterday that my grandmas house was for sale at a low price. No one told me, mostly because everything moved fast. I'm talking my aunt found out she had to sell the house in November and so she put it on the market about mid month and then she got an offer and wants to be rid of it as soon as possible so she already accepted the first offer. No one told me, I have the cash to buy the house out right, if I would have known I would have bought it. Anyhow the neighbor is buying it, but I wanted to know if there is any way my aunt could change and sell to me instead. I feel that the house is worth much more than she is selling it for. In fact I feel they are lying to her on the price, but that's a different topic altogether.