Real Estate Law
Buyer Beware Of What Home Sellers Don’t Have To Disclose
While state laws differ, in general home sellers must disclose to potential buyers known physical defects like a basement that floods or the presence of lead paint but things like a murder that happened in the house don’t have to be revealed.
Pa. Court Affirms: No Need To Disclose If House For Sale Was a Crime Scene
The buyer found out that a murder-suicide had taken place in the house a year earlier, so she sued the sellers for not telling her.
