![]() ![]() Then the phone rang three times with only static on the other end." "I worked with a seller who claimed their house was haunted by a ghost who lived in the basement," says Jennifer Stauter Kornstedt, a Zillow Premier Agent in Wisconsin. "When I arrived for the open house, I heard banging noises coming from the basement. I went to investigate but could not find the source of the noise. Some real estate agents say haunted properties present other challenges that can scare off buyers. Massachusetts and Minnesota deliberately mention paranormal or supernatural activity as a "psychologically affected" attribute that does not need to be disclosed. Many states have statutes that say property facts that could cause "stigma" or "psychological impact" need not be disclosed. In New Jersey, a seller must truthfully tell a buyer if their property comes with phantom roommates – only if asked. In New York state, courts will rescind a home sale if the seller creates and perpetuates a reputation that the house is haunted and then takes unfair advantage of a buyer's ignorance of the home's ghostly reputation. For example, if you invite reality television ghost hunters to your home, then later sell your poltergeist palace to an unwitting buyer who prefers sitcoms, a court could make that sale vanish. 29, 2019 / PRNewswire/ - Your dream home may be haunted, and in most states, sellers don't have to say boo about it.Īhead of Halloween, Zillow scared up a state-by-state analysis and found only four deal with paranormal activity in their real estate disclosure laws: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Minnesota. Post a rental listing on the Zillow Rental Network, the largest rental network on the Web. Capture the attention of property managers. ![]()
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