Q: In wisconsin do you have to disclosure a suicide that was committed in house for sale
A: In Wisconsin, owners of real estate who occupied a property are required to complete a Real Estate Condition Report and give it to the buyer prior to the closing. Certain people are exempt from completing this report such as personal representatives, trustees, conservators, or a fiduciary appointed by or subject to supervision by a court, who have never occupied the property. This Real Estate Condition Report concerns defects to the property of which the owner is aware. It covers a multitude of things such as defects in the roof, mold, defects in the basement and plumbing etc. but it does not cover things that may have happened at the property, such as a suicide, or a crime committed. The Real Estate Condition Report is more concerned with defects to the actual real estate or structure, and not about events that may have happened there concerning humans. Therefore, it does not appear that currently you would have to disclose a suicide committed in a house for sale. You should make sure that you obtain the latest Seller Disclosure Report when you sell the property, because the report changed significantly on July 1, 2018 and there are now knew disclosures that a seller must make. I suggest you work with a qualified attorney to assist you.
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