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mrusajapan
03-15-2008, 10:28 PM
I am working with a real estate agent and am interested in submitting an offer for a home for sale, where a horrific murder took place. One of the owners was shot multiple times and died in the home. The home is being offered for sale by the surviving spouse and is being listed through a national real estate firm. My question is that, what would happen to me if I were to buy this home and at a later date the surviving spouse were to be arrested by local law enforcement for the murder of his/her spouse? Could immediate relatives of the deceased file legal action to void the sale of the real estate transaction, leaving me and my family out of the home and out of all the money I paid for the home? In addition, would title insurance protect me in this situation?

realtyrider
08-04-2008, 05:51 AM
The title company whom I consulted ensured that there were no title problems. I spoke to my attorney about insurance to cover the title. The standard contract included various things like time of closing, length of due diligence period, who pays for surveys, what type of financing, and such, and then there are special stipulations. Special stipulations are agreements between the parties not written into the body of the contract or language added to strengthen and clarify what