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CLEAR Temp: 55 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Thursday, November 21, 2002 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend September 26, 2002 Since You Asked House’s past doesn’t have to be told I would like to know what the Oregon law is regarding the sale of a home where a major crime has been committed. If someone is murdered in a home that is up for sale, does the real estate company have to disclose this fact to the prospective buyer up front, or can they say nothing unless they are asked? — JoeAnn J., Medford Mark Moseley, manager of the regulation division at the Oregon Real Estate Agency in Salem, notes that under Oregon Revised Statute 93.275 it is not a material fact in a real estate transaction that certain events have occurred. Among them are the fact or suspicion that the property was the scene of a death by violent crime or that the property was the site of a crime that does not adversely affect the physical condition of or title to real property. In other words, literal or figurative skeletons in the closet are of no legal concern. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright 1997-2002 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy webmaster feedback A D V E R T I S E R S