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What Is Required To Be Disclosed?

In Arizona, a seller of real estate must disclose anything material to a buyer, even if the buyer did not specifically inquire about it. When Sellers fail to do so, buyers are entitled to get their money back. In fact, they are often entitled to substantial damages sufficient to make them whole and get them living in the caliber of home they originally bargained for.

Areas that are material and therefore require disclosure include:

  • Ownership, including potential issues with title or easements
  • Property location (specifically if the real estate is in an unincorporated area)
  • Structural and safety issues related to heating, plumbing, electricity, swimming pools, saunas, improvements, and animal infestations
  • Utilities and drinking water
  • Environmental issues related to mold, soil, drainage, noise, and odors

This list is not meant to include everything that a seller must disclose. We encourage you to review the Residential Seller’s Property Disclosure Statement (SPDS) and make notes of anything you believe should have been revealed but wasn’t. The legal team at Fraud Fighters Law Firm can discuss these items with you in a strategy session to determine the severity of the real estate fraud you’ve experienced and the best way to proceed in recovering damages.

The most important thing to keep in mind is this: If you bought real estate and were sincerely surprised at its condition, it’s worth talking to a lawyer about that.

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What Does Not Have To Be Disclosed?

Though not every little flaw or issue with a property has to be disclosed, it’s a good idea for a seller to err on the side of caution and reveal everything that has the potential to be considered material. For example, a small carpet stain or scratch on the floor isn’t likely to be significant enough to require disclosure. Generally speaking, an item needs to be disclosed if any one of the following is true:

  • It affects a buyer’s decision to buy the property
  • It affects the value of the property
  • It affects the buyer’s use of the property

However, there are three critical items that a seller has no obligation to disclose even though a reasonable buyer might perceive them as material:

  1. Whether a sex offender lives in the vicinity
  2. Whether a murder, death, suicide or felony occurred on the property
  3. Whether a person with HIV or AIDS resided on the property

For the first two issues, sex offender status and death or felonies on the property, the rationale is that this information is easily accessible for free online. Prospective buyers can search for convicted sex offenders in the area through the Arizona Department of Public Safety database. Concerning deaths and felonies on the property, there are various online resources a buyer should review as part of their due diligence. For the issue of diseases like HIV and AIDS, disclosure is not required because these diseases are not known to be transmissible through mere occupancy.

A seller cannot lie despite the lack of disclosure requirements in these three areas. For example, if a buyer asks if a sex offender lives nearby, a seller can be held liable for saying “no” if, in fact, a sex offender lives next door. Here a seller could say they are not legally required to answer, but lying puts them in a situation where they could be held to standards of fraudulent misrepresentation.

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Because there is often a time period (the statute of limitations) after which you cannot bring an action for lack of seller disclosure, it’s important to see if you have a case and find out your options ASAP. Tell us your situation and see how we can help you.

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We have become known as “Arizona’s anti-fraud law firm” for a reason. We take sides, YOUR side. We hold the liars, scammers and the dishonest to account. Why let them get away with it? If you’ve been wronged from a real estate transaction or situation, breach of contract, or business dispute, we help you get justice and what you deserve to ensure that your most valuable investment is protected and restored.

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