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But do realize, this is a major problem for a lot of people, which means when you try to sell the house later down the line, it may take longer because you may miss out on some buyers over this.
I know in the state I live in you don't have to disclose if someone died in the house. I would think it would be that way everywhere.
The first house my husband and I bought together the previous owner died in the house. I had a suspicion because it was an estate sale and when I asked the realtor she was vague but I got the feeling she knew. After moving in, my neighbors happily told me the old woman died in the bedroom. I felt sad and a bit creeped out. We made that bedroom a tv room. Then as time went on, my neighbors told me stories about the woman. She was quite lovely, popular and everyone seemed to have adored her. She was the president of a gardening club and social. I am not much of a gardner but anything I planted bloomed. I can't think of one plant that didn't make it while I lived in that house. Of course the logical explantation is that the soil was rich because she was an avid gardner. I'm not really a person that believes in ghosts or anything but I was pretty creeped out for the first 6 months living in the house. Then it dawned on me that if she was such an amazing person like everyone said she was, then she would be pleased I had put my love and handwork into the place.
The first house my husband and I bought together the previous owner died in the house. I had a suspicion because it was an estate sale and when I asked the realtor she was vague but I got the feeling she knew. After moving in, my neighbors happily told me the old woman died in the bedroom. I felt sad and a bit creeped out. We made that bedroom a tv room. Then as time went on, my neighbors told me stories about the woman. She was quite lovely, popular and everyone seemed to have adored her. She was the president of a gardening club and social. I am not much of a gardner but anything I planted bloomed. I can't think of one plant that didn't make it while I lived in that house. Of course the logical explantation is that the soil was rich because she was an avid gardner. I'm not really a person that believes in ghosts or anything but I was pretty creeped out for the first 6 months living in the house. Then it dawned on me that if she was such an amazing person like everyone said she was, then she would be pleased I had put my love and handwork into the place.
What a neat story! When I called to get an ins quote on the house we are looking at the agent knew the history..and the husband. Said he was a super nice guy. My realtor knows people who knew him who say that as well. I'd like to think he would be happy to see his house filled with kids and dogs.
It's not that way everywhere. It's different in every state.
That really seems unfair. All homes will have a death occur eventually. The ghost thing is stupid and it doesn't affect the house in any way except in peoples imaginations.
Here, you only have to disclose a death in the house if the house was somehow pertinent to the death. In the case of a fall down stairs, that would have to be disclosed, because it could possibly be something about the way the stairs were built that contributed to the fall. If someone simply died in the house in a way to which the house was not a contributing factor, it does not have to be disclosed. For a relatively recent death, I'd say disclose anyway. However, most really old homes are going to have had a death of some sort occur in them, as that used to be more normal than dying in a hospital.
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