Second Hand Smoke Disclosure?
Just read an interesting blog from Marian Pierre-Louis about a Massachusetts Supreme Court case where a Broker was sued because of second hand smoke coming from a lower condo unit. Brings all sorts of questions to mind. Here is a link to the article: Second Hand Smoke. Almost scary if the decision goes the wrong way. I have a Realtor® friend who has no sense of smell. Would he have to interview neighbors to see if any smoked or had any odors that may offend the would be buyer? Would second hand smoke coming from another condo not be a Latent defect? Will our future Sellers Disclosures include a line for Smoker in neighborhood? Some of these sound funny but the ripple affect of such a lawsuit could affect us all. I will be watching this one closely as it will ultimately effect us all.
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