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Seller lied on disclosure- can I get my inspection money back?

To try to keep things succinct, we just got an inspection back on the house we're under contract on and it's AWFUL. It's not worth going into the details, but it's pretty awful from top to bottom. We knew it needed work, but you might as well start from scratch.

Here's the deal: Seller has owned house for over 15 years. Had on the market in the summer the last two years. It went pending twice- once for 5 days and once for 15. It would seem like other buyers also bailed after seeing this appalling inspection.

The one and only thing reported on the seller's disclosure was that there rodents on the property. Not a single other thing. Wouldn't the seller have gotten copies of previous inspection reports?

When it comes down to it, I feel like I wasted my money on the inspection. If the seller had disclosed even half of this stuff on their form, we would've walked then and there. I understand the buyer pays for the inspection for exactly this reason, but it seems like to me the seller did not meet their legal obligation to disclose (which happens early in the inspection period).

Do we have any recourse here? Honestly would just like to get my $600 back, and I hope that no other buyer gets suckered into this lemon house. Is it possible to contact the previous listing agents to get information on previous pending sales, or would this breach confidentiality? We're in AZ btw.

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