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Q:Several days after I obtained a listing, the seller left a message on my voice mail explaining that a member of her family had committed suicide in the home several years earlier. She wasn’t sure whether this was something we were required to disclose to a prospective buyer. Before I could return the seller’s call, a cooperating broker told me he had a buyer who was going to submit an offer to purchase later that day. I’m concerned that the seller and I have a legal obligation to disclose the fact that a suicide occurred in the home. Do we?


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FAR Legal Hotline
At no charge, FAR members may speak with an attorney on a range of topics including licensing, contracts and landlord/tenant matters. Call  407.438.1409.

FAR's Legal Action Fund
The Legal Action Fund of the Florida Association of Realtors® is available to support members, local Realtor Boards/Associations or those persons involved in litigation that has significance to Realtors and Realtor-Associates® as a class, private property rights, or the real estate industry as a whole. Cases shall be limited to those based on points of law and not on factual issues. The Legal Action Fund is administered by the Legal Action Fund Committee within approved guidelines and procedures.


Coming to Terms
What are the Fair Housing Act protected classes?

Under the Fair Housing Act, the only protected classes are as follows: race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status and national origin.