The Virtue of Being There I know that some Buyer’s agents stay away from home inspections because of “liability concerns.” However, as a former attorney, I’ve never understood that. The representations about the home’s condition are the Seller’s. If their disclosure omits a material fact that they knew or should have known about, their Buyer...Read More
Balancing Home Disclosure GoalsToday’s New York Times has a tragic story detailing the various health (and financial) calamities that befell one Tennessee family after they unwittingly bought a home that had formerly been used as a meth lab. As recent Minnesota home buyers and sellers can attest, Minnesota requires Sellers to disclose whether their home...Read More
