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Old 04-29-2013, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by gomoho View Post
Real Estate Practice and Principles 36th edition states "Florida statute mandates that a property was, or was at any time supected to have been, the site of a homicde, suicide, or death is not a material fact in a real estate transaction" so is not required to be disclosed by a property owner or a real estate licensee.

Cannot speak for Village Sales Agents that do not operate under the same code of ethics required of MLS REALTORS.
So is the key word there might be "suspected". Most states mandate "if known", it must be disclosed to the buyer. In, Florida, I'm not sure, but the wording makes me suspicious.