Must Seller Disclose Squirrels?

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Squirrel Disclosure
	My neighbor's home is for sale. Are they obligated to tell the real estate agent and possible buyers that they have a problem with squirrels in the alumnum siding along the roofline of their home? Or, will the new buyers be stuck with problem? The squirrels built nests there and could be seen and heard running back and forth all winter. And if you look toward the roofline you can see debris that they carried back and forth. Just curious in NY.

	Whenever the question is "should it be disclosed?" the answer is just about always "yes." Disclose, disclose, disclose -- that's the standard advice, both to act in an ethical manner and to avoid future problems. What the law says is that sellers must disclose anything buyers couldn't see for themselves in a normally prudent inspection.
	Edith Originally published on June 13, 2007

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Squirrel Disclosure