Lawyers USA Online » property disclosure http://lawyersusaonline.com Your Business Partner Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Benchmarks: Buyer stuck with ‘murder home’  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/12/31/benchmarks-buyer-stuck-with-murder-home/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/12/31/benchmarks-buyer-stuck-with-murder-home/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:48:28 +0000 Pat Murphy http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=90284 In a reversal of course, a Pennsylvania court ruled last week that home sellers had no duty to disclose that their property was the scene of a grisly murder/suicide.

“The fact that a murder once occurred in a house falls into that category of homebuyer concerns best left to caveat
» Continue Reading.

]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/12/31/benchmarks-buyer-stuck-with-murder-home/feed/ 0 Benchmarks: Home sellers sued for ‘lying’ about sex offender next door  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/12/06/benchmarks-home-sellers-sued-for-lying-about-sex-offender-next-door/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/12/06/benchmarks-home-sellers-sued-for-lying-about-sex-offender-next-door/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:32:30 +0000 Pat Murphy http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=89749 Arizona law relieved Jeff and Marissa Currier of an affirmative obligation to disclose to prospective home buyers that they had a convicted sex offender living next door.

But according to a state court of appeals, that didn’t mean that the Curriers couldn’t get themselves into legal trouble by allegedly lying
» Continue Reading.

]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/12/06/benchmarks-home-sellers-sued-for-lying-about-sex-offender-next-door/feed/ 0