In most states, by law, you have to disclose any issues with the property. By not disclosing, you open yourself up to lawsuit.
You can get the form from a buyer's or seller's agent or real estate attorney. While the disclosure form will vary in format, it may contain the following: List of specific issues the homeowner must check off if the home has them. Questions about the property the seller must answer with “Yes,” “No” or “Unknown”
Examples of material facts that must be disclosed include structural problems with the house, soil problems, a leaking roof, unpermitted construction, neighborhood noise problems, and anything else that a buyer would deem to be important.
Sellers must complete a Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS), in which they disclose known defects and other pertinent information about the property. Failure to disclose these material facts can lead to legal liability.
You can get the form from a buyer's or seller's agent or real estate attorney. While the disclosure form will vary in format, it may contain the following: List of specific issues the homeowner must check off if the home has them. Questions about the property the seller must answer with “Yes,” “No” or “Unknown”
What You Need to Know about the Washington State Seller Property Disclosure – Form 17. Washington State requires sellers of residential real property to thoroughly disclose material facts on a form called the Residential Real Property Disclosure Statement (often referred to as Form 17).
While sellers have always been required to disclose material facts, the Form 17 has been required by law (RCW 64.06. 020) since January 1, 1995. It has undergone ten revisions since its inception, the last of which went into effect in 2021.
Ing to realtor, in most cases, if someone has passed away peacefully in a house there's no legal obligation in most states requiring that sellers disclose it. There are only three states that require a seller to disclose any death in a home or on the property – Alaska, South Dakota, and California.
California State Law The California Civil Code (Cal. Civ. Code § 1710.2.) requires landlords to voluntarily disclose whether there has been a death at the rental property that occurred within the past three years.