asaris, that depends. If you ask the owner "any defects?" and he says no while knowing about the water damage, then he's responsible for it. If, however, the owner didn't know about it, which I find likely in this case since goddfather missed it as did the home inspector, then he's not responsible.
I'd be sorely tempted to go after the inspector. It's that kind of crap you're PAYING him to find. How the hell did he miss it?
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