In the state of Ct, when buying house, do I have the right to ask if anyone has ever passed away in the home as far as the seller knows? And if so and the answer is yes even though I have put down 1% can I change my mind if the answer is yes?

You have the right to ask. If CT has the law that it has to be disclosed though I don't know
Also I think technically they are more likely required to let you know if somebody was murdered or committed suicide
Whereas they may not be if an elderly person died peacefully in their sleep
I know many states require to disclose if the house is haunted so you might try that if the other way doesn't work.

What you are looking for is called stigma disclosure statutes

The Stigmatized House And The Duty To Disclose: Avoiding A Nightmare

Different states have different laws about whether deaths in a house need to be disclosed. And if you are deeply concerned about this, the time to ask is before you put any money down. Personally, I don't get why people care. Claims of haunting that have physical manifestations, I can see. But the fact that someone was murdered in a house? Unless it happened recently (in which case you may have to deal with gawkers), the house didn't cause the murder, so why not buy it?

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Originally Posted by fec12266

In the state of Ct, when buying house, do I have the right to ask if anyone has ever passed away in the home as far as the seller knows? and if so and the answer is yes even though I have put down 1% can I change my mind if the answer is yes?

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Hello fec:

You have the right to ask. You also have the right to walk away if you don't like the answer. However, if you're asking AFTER you've entered into a purchase and sales agreement, and the agreement doesn't give you the right to ask certain questions and not close if you don't like the answer, then you may NOT change your mind...

Or, let me rephrase that. You MAY change your mind, but you won't get any of your deposit back.

excon