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What Should You Disclose in Real Estate ?

Recently, I had a client withdraw from a contract because a sexual predator lived in the neighborhood. Florida has a website which identifies the name, photo and address of sexual predators living in the state. Though it is not required under Florida law, I provide the website in one of the disclosures that I have buyers sign before they sign a contract.

The listing agent on the contract seemed very annoyed that I had provided the buyer with the FDLE website. As a parent, my role is to Housefor_saleprotect my children. As a Realtor, my role is to protect my clients. Florida is a very consumer-oriented state. The legislation is generally designed to protect the consumer. The number of disclosures continues to grow…mold disclosures, sinkhole disclosures, radon disclosures, flood insurance, energy efficiency, tax reassessments, home owner associations and more. I give my clients more disclosures than are required by law.

Give buyers the information and let them make informed decisions about the purchase of their home. And, if you live in a state that doesn’t identify sexual predators and where they live…I hope you will vote for legislation that changes that. Bill O’Reilly of the “O’Reilly Factor” is doing a great job with that!

How much should you go, above and beyond, the disclosures required by your state? My opinion…disclose everything that you would like disclosed to you, as a buyer.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 at 2:21 pm and is filed under Buyers, Florida Real Estate, Real Estate News, Tampa. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to “What Should You Disclose in Real Estate ?”

  1. Karen L Says:
    March 28th, 2007 at 5:40 pm

    Agree…Do the right thing for your client and you have a client for life.

  2. Kim Says:
    March 29th, 2007 at 1:22 am

    I feel your disclosure rock and client freak out hard place. We have a sewer plant dilema that defies disclosure with it’s never ending debates and rancorous factions. I send buyers to three different wesites. Ps nice blog debut, I guess the Tomato has propigated.

  3. Jeremy Hart Says:
    March 29th, 2007 at 8:38 am

    In VA, the Megan’s Law website is listed right on the Contract - http://vsp.state.va.us. Occasionally I’ll receive a Contract where the selling agent has circled the address for their clients and obviously brought their attention to it, but I’ve often wondered how many just gloss over it, or never mention it at all.

    Nice job - do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Enjoying the new blog!

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