"This established the law, that a known death on a property should be disclosed. But that ruling was scaled back by the Legislature, first in 1986 with the enactment of California Civil Code 1710.2, which said that a seller did not have to disclose an AIDS-related death on the property if it occurred more than three years prior, and then again in 1987 when that code was amended to include any type of death."
"While this is still a gray area in California law, Effron interprets it to mean that because the code does not specifically address more recent murders or deaths, those cases should be covered by the 1983 Court of Appeals ruling and be disclosed."
"A lot of people are spooked by death. If you think a buyer will be creeped out by something, then it's best to disclose."
California law requires property sellers to disclose deaths that occurred on the property, though with important limitations. A 1983 court ruling established this disclosure requirement, but the Legislature scaled it back in 1986 and 1987 through California Civil Code 1710.2. Sellers are not required to disclose deaths occurring more than three years prior. However, deaths within the three-year window remain legally ambiguous. Attorney Gary Effron suggests that recent deaths should be disclosed under the original 1983 ruling since the code doesn't specifically address them. Best practice recommends full disclosure regardless of timeline or cause, as buyers may be significantly affected by knowledge of deaths on the property.
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