31.   Beyond the threat of hidden liens and unexpected repair costs, buyers sometimes cannot take possession because a previous owner or a tenant is living in the house.

32.   -- In a new home or a resale home, a home builder or previous owner may have installed inadequate wiring in all or part of the home.

33.   A previous owner had plowed furrows up and down the hillsides, rather than across the slopes, and a lot of topsoil had washed away, Herrera said.

34.   A previous owner simply put a new roof, decking and all, on top of the old roof.

35.   All were named by the previous owner either for western movies or movie stars, designations the current owners have adopted.

36.   But even she acceded to modern conveniences and, like many previous owners, attached an addition.

37.   But if the police later trace the weapon to a serious crime, like a murder, the previous owner could be prosecuted.

38.   But is it now too big for the previous owners?

39.   But Morales, who arranged financing through the previous owner, is betting on much higher earnings when he enters the private sector.

40.   But others describe the same problems that previous owners reported.