Sellers of house I bought removed fence after closing
Location: Hendricks County, Indiana
Me and my wife bought a house. We closed on Aug 5th. The house had a metal wire fencing that was attached to metal T posts in the ground and a chain link fence also in the ground by T posts. When we got to the house all the fencing was gone. They did not exclude it in the purchase agreement or anything. We actually spoke at the closing how I was excited to use the fencing for chickens. My realtor reached out to theirs and they said they would give back the metal wire fencing but not the chain link fence. They then said they “contacted their attorney” and redacted the offer to not giving any reimbursement or materials back at all. I initially offered to receive $1,071 as that is the exact amount it would cost for me to replace it (not including labor or taxes). I felt as if that was more than fair.
I guess I’m not really sure what to do next? Do I have grounds to take them to court? Are they in the wrong or me? Any advice would be helpful.
EDIT: police report has been filed.
ANOTHER UPDATE: Police reached out and we talked for a while and they looked over the report… it doesn’t specifically say “fence” on the purchase agreement. It says “fixtures”. And it also says includes but not limited to. So no next step is to contact a lawyer.