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buying house with fha loans, agreed that I fix lead paint problem before closing, seller wants to back out

So I was looking at this house in south jersey (berlin) and asked my realtor to put in the bid for it. talked to my mortgage broker also and applied for a FHA loan with downpayment assistance, contract signed, had my personal inspector go inspect the house, everything went smoothly. Mortgage broker had the house appraised per FHA and since the house was built in the 1920s like almost all jersey houses it had chipped lead paint on the exterior and basement walls.

Per FHA minimum property standard chipped lead paint has to be fixed before closing I told my realtor to tell theirs that I will be doing the repairs. Most of the chipped lead paint was in the basement and after 4 days and spending hundreds of dollars, the repair is fixed, appraiser comes out again and passed it from what I am hearing. 4 days away from closing the seller wants to backout with no clear explanation yet. This happened last week. What actions can I take here. If the seller does back out, can I take them to court to recoup lost money and more.

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