[WSBARP] Disclosure of Harassing Neighbors

[Roger Moss]

Jeff, I’m not sure that your question can be answered without knowing what a “sustained course of harassment” looks like. 

Generally speaking, if a neighbor — especially one next door is a nuisance, I would recommend disclosing the troubling conduct. In my view one can never go wrong over-disclosing in connection with real estate sales, but then I’m from California…

It seems to me that any conduct that rises to the level of a disclosure would also carry value as an actionable claim, especially if your clients are selling at a loss to escape terror.

This kind of problem begs for a mediated solution, though it may take investment in filing a lawsuit to get there.

Roger A. Moss, Esq.
Pacific Conflict Intervention
206.790.1971 Seattle
415.371.9724 San Francisco
www.pacific-ci.com

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> On Jun 8, 2020, at 3:01 PM, Jeff Davis <jeff at bellanddavispllc.com> wrote:
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> Listmates,
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> Clients purchased residential property from the Sellers who live right next door.  Sellers were not happy with how clients improved the property and have undertaken a sustained course of harassment to the point where clients will see their home and move in the near future.  The question:  Do the clients have a duty to disclose the neighbors actions?  In looking at form 17 I did not see anything that applied?  Have any of you run into this situation before?
>  
> Jeff Davis
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> (PS)  We’ve discussed bringing an anti-harassment action, and potentially a future damage suit if the neighbors interfere with any sale.
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