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Immediate plumbing issues after first home purchase

I just bought a 1950s home. When I had line scoped, it was full of water. My realtor updated our contingency condition to say "Sanitary line has standing water. Seller to have the line professionally snaked to restore proper flow. A licensed plumber shall scope and certify that the line is free from material defects. If material defects are identified, Seller shall have such defects corrected by a licensed plumber prior to closing." The seller got 1 material defect fixed and sent us an invoice from plumber that included "Perform post-installation inspection to verify proper function; additional repairs may be required if issues are identified." The day after moving in, 2 additional material defects were found in the sanitary line being backed up and causing kitchen sink to gurgle. Plumber argues they just verified the 5ft spot repair and not the rest of the sanitary line. It's looking like repairs will end up costing 10-20k. What should I do? Can I go after the seller and would that be worthwhile?

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