How do I override the app store? A previous owner purchased iPhoto and now I can't accept/install on my MacBook Air.

My husband purchased a previously owned MacBook Air for my birthday. The computer had been used a total of ten times (verified by Genius Bar, along with a full diagnostic scan). Everything is okay with the computer. After it was wiped and I created my own account, I no longer had iPhoto or iMovie installed. Went to the App Store to install, clicked "accept" and received this error:
These apps were already assigned to another Apple ID, and they will be available in that Apple ID's Purchases list. If you don't have access to that Apple ID and want to receive future updates, you will need to purchase the applications.
I understand that the previous owner must have purchased iPhoto and iMovie, but how do I override this? I'm willing to purchase instead of just "accept;" but I can't find where to do that.

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