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Sellers not required to disclose adjacent sex offenders
Question: I read a recent court decision that said Arizona law did not require a seller of a north Scottsdale home to disclose that a registered sex offender lived next door. The buyer of the home had small children, and obviously became upset and sued the seller. I know that Megan’s Law requires that public authorities…
Read MoreSex Offenders Don’t Need to Be Disclosed by The Seller, but Seller Cannot Lie
On November 27, 2012, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that under A.R.S. §32-2156 the seller had no obligation to disclose to the buyer that a level-one registered sex offender lived next door. The seller, however, did have an obligation to respond truthfully to any questions from the buyer, including the question from the…
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