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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Leonard, Sellers of residential property have a duty to disclose any facts known to them that materially affect the value of the property if those facts are not readily observable by buyer. I do not have any
cases offhand other than Johnson v Davis and its progeny, while noting that the FlaBar As IS Residential Contract, contains the “Johnson V. Davis Warranties” as to disclosures of non readily observable defects. For your convenience I scanned a copy of pages
40-42 and 37 of The Florida Bar’s FasTrain, Purchase and Sale of Residential Property, 5<sup>th</sup> edition,
<u>2008</u>, which contains numerous cites and a good discussion. While zoning and building codes are mentioned as examples of material facts in the cases cited attached, in this publication HOA violations not specifically but…
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Leonard Cabral<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 02, 2015 6:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RPPTL LandTen] Real Estate Question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If a house is sold “as is” are known defects or violations of a HOA required to be disclosed before closing?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any case law would be helpful.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Leonard P. Cabral, Esq.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">212 N. Park Ave. Ste. 14<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sanford, FL 32771<o:p></o:p></p>
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