Anaheim Property Management Blog

In residential real estate sales, a seller is legally obligated to disclose any death in the premises within three years of the death.  Most agents are even more cautious than that and will disclose any death within 5 years of the occurrence.  Some buyers simply won’t buy a property in which a death happened and demand this information prior to closing escrow.  What about a rental? California civil code 1710.2 requires landlords to voluntarily disclose whether there has been a death at the rental property within the past three years.  Landlords cannot provide details about the previous tenant’s job, family or lifestyle. Just that the death occurred and minimum information about the cause.  If the prospective tenant directly asks about any deaths before the past 3 years. The landlord is required to provide that information, but does not have to volunteer it. If you know there has been a death in the past 3 years, disclose.