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Updated over 5 years ago, 04/16/2019
Do you disclose a haunting?
I had a friend ask last evening if she needs to disclose to prospective tenants that their half of a duplex may be haunted. Not having any experience with this I thought I'd ask BP. She bought it as a rehab and in the process her workmen have noted unexplained door slammings, foot steps from upstairs when no one else is there and someone tapping them on the shoulder when no one else is there and unexplained noises from the baement when no one else is there. It apparnetly is only one one side of the duplex and the other half is already rented without incident. She had one prospect look at the main floor and liked it then went upstairs and quickly came down and ran out of the house saying it wasn't for her. What do you think?
My daughter in law passed along this article so I sent it to the friend;
http://www.gaiamtv.com/article/getting-rid-unwanted-spirits
I bet you could market this as a feature! Someone would pay extra, I am sure.
I would serve a 5 day notice on the ghost then file for an eviction. After that you have fulfilled your legal obligation.
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You might not need a disclosure on this, but you will need a ghost insurance in place. The only insurance company that issues this is Ghostbusters Surety.
+1 for getting it blessed by a Priest
Disclosure: "Property may cause tenants to do back bends and crawl up and down stairs, 360 degree head spins, and throw up pea soup. Great schools."
It sounds like she might be a motivated seller…Someone should jump on the opportunity . HAHAHAGood luck :)
Dennis you are receiving a lot of inaccurate info . Yes you absolutely have to disclose hauntings. The legislature passed the "paranormal and spectral mitigation act" I'm 1986 which specifically encumbered home sellers with the legal duty to disclose and sometimes remove ghosts, demons, and other noncorporal entities. This has since been extended to aliens, UFO abductions, and bigfoots.
I recommend one of the following actions:
1. call a spectral mitigation certified technician to adress the issue prior to sake
2. give me your credit card info and I will remove the spirits through advance rituals and arcane spiritual extraction ceremonys
please be swift!
I say turn it into a short term rental just think you can rent it to paranormal investigating teams or crazy people that want to spend the week in a haunted house at above market value
RedRum?
If it's not a real thing then how could you disclose it?
At Halloween, you could charge admission :)
Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!
I just saw a house in Madison, GA, which is a very old town and one of the few Sherman didn't burn, and the listing sign had a rider that read "NOT HAUNTED". I don't know if it was meant more as a joke or not, but the property did back up to a cemetery so maybe it was necessary!
There is actually a court case called "Stambovsky v. Ackley" on this issue. If you think you were surprised to see the question asked here, imagine how the judge felt!
****Spoiler Alert**** The seller in the case was required to disclose the haunting
It looks like the realtor from this video is running with the idea!!
I never heard that one before, a ghost that occupies one side of a duplex, that's funny! At least they respect and don't disturb the other tenants. Maybe disclose it has some odd sounds and noises, but I wouldn't say I think it's haunted. Was it disclosed when she bought the rehab?
I'm wondering how someone who sued you for not disclosing a haunting would be able to prove it was haunted? Just saying....
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Originally posted by @Steve B.:
Dennis you are receiving a lot of inaccurate info . Yes you absolutely have to disclose hauntings. The legislature passed the "paranormal and spectral mitigation act" I'm 1986 which specifically encumbered home sellers with the legal duty to disclose and sometimes remove ghosts, demons, and other noncorporal entities. This has since been extended to aliens, UFO abductions, and bigfoots.
I recommend one of the following actions:
1. call a spectral mitigation certified technician to adress the issue prior to sake
2. give me your credit card info and I will remove the spirits through advance rituals and arcane spiritual extraction ceremonys
please be swift!
Looks like the days of under the radar activity for aliens are over.
This is a very serious issue. This is what I would do.
1. Say nothing to the new tenants.
2. Install a remote controlled speaker in the attic.
3. The first time the tenant pays late or breaks the lease play spooky ghost sounds out of the speaker.
4. Tell the tenants that the previous owner was the landlord of the duplex and haunts tenants that misbehave.
5. Collect rent on time for years to come.
:)
All l I know is haunted houses can spread like wildfire. We didn't have hardly any a few years ago and now EVERY building in downtown St. Augustine is haunted ! We have pirate led ghost tours...old west sheriff led ghost tours...pub crawl ghost tours ( apparently all the bars are haunted ) ...a ghost boat tour...trolley ghost tours...ride in a hearse ghost tours...they fully disclose the haunted buildings ( this includes a B&B that was once a funeral home) and nevertheless the tours and B&B and bars are always full so disclosure is the way to go !
In New Mexico, hauntings are disclosable/material.
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