Seller Disclosure

Selling a Stigmatized Property: Do You Have to Disclose a Death in the Home?

No state we serve makes you volunteer that someone died in the home, but the rules change the moment a buyer asks. What FL, NJ, CT and NY require, and why New York's famous 'haunted house' case still matters.

Private Well Problems: Selling a Home With Bad Water in Connecticut

More than 837,000 Connecticut residents drink from private wells, and the state doesn't require a water test to sell. What happens when a buyer's test comes back with arsenic, uranium, radon or bacteria.

Selling a House After a Burst Pipe or Major Water Damage

Sudden or gradual? That one question decides what insurance pays, and past claims follow the house for seven years. Your options after water damage, including new flood disclosure rules in all four states.

Radon in Your Home: What Sellers in NJ and CT Should Know

Neither New Jersey nor Connecticut makes you test for radon before selling, but both have disclosure rules that catch sellers off guard. What the numbers mean and how to keep a test result from derailing your sale.

Selling a House With Termite or Pest Damage

Your insurance almost certainly won't pay for termite damage, so what now? Learn what buyers, lenders and each state's disclosure rules expect, and when selling as-is beats treating and repairing first.