Brenda Ritchey v. Steve Pinnell and Amy Pinnell

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

Brenda Ritchey purchased a house in Winnsboro, Texas, from Steve and Amy Pinnell pursuant to a sales agreement that provided that Ritchey accepted the property “as is.” Prior to sale, Steve (who was licensed neither as a plumber nor an electrician) had remodeled the house, doing most of the electrical work and all of the plumbing work himself without obtaining permits from the City of Winnsboro. After the sale had been completed, Ritchey was unable to obtain a certificate of occupancy from the City because Pinnell’s electrical and plumbing work failed to…