What Does a Seller of Property Have to Disclose to a Buyer?

We handle a lot of cases that involve non-disclosure by Sellers in connection with the sale of real estate. In those cases, the issue almost always comes up as to what the Seller of the real estate is required to disclose to the Buyer. The simple answer is that the Seller is required to disclose any and all defects and other adverse conditions that materially affect the value and desirability of the property. This isn’t a particularly easy sentence to say, and it certainly is a difficult concept to understand. The best way to think of it is...

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