In this episode, host Phil Tower speaks with <b>Cooley Law School Professors Mark Dotson and Jim Hicks.</b><br /><br />Legal experts Dotson and Hicks joined us for a most unusual but relevant conversation they called, “<i>So You Think Your House is Haunted</i>?   <br /><br />The professors advised that before listing your home that you feel may be haunted, you should first consult a legal expert.<br />Disclosing a home’s paranormal activity when it is time to sell varies by state.<br /><br />Cooley Professors Mark Dotson and Jim Hicks noted that local and state laws may affect sales of homes that individuals believe to be “haunted,” including the famous New York case, <i>Stambovsky v. Ackley,</i> which is the most famous or notorious case involving the disclosures of paranormal activity during the sale of a home.  <br /><br />Under <i>Stambovsky</i>, when a homeowner tells others their home is haunted, they would have to disclose this information. If a home has a reputation or is known as a haunted house, it will need to be disclosed. The house in the <i>Stambovsky </i>case had both the reputation and media coverage about it being haunted, to required that it be disclosed. <b></b><br /><b></b><br /><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2024/10/how-a-house-becomes-legally-haunted-stambovsky-v-ackley-the-ghostbuster-ruling/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b>The "Legally Haunted House</b></a><br /><a href="https://cooley.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b></b></a><br /><a href="https://cooley.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b>Cooley Law Online</b></a><br /><b></b><br />

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Legally Haunted!? How To Carefully Navigate Selling a Ghost-Inhabited Home (12-07-25)

DEC 6, 202518 MIN
West Michigan Weekend (A Public Affairs Program from iHeartradio)

Legally Haunted!? How To Carefully Navigate Selling a Ghost-Inhabited Home (12-07-25)

DEC 6, 202518 MIN

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In this episode, host Phil Tower speaks with <b>Cooley Law School Professors Mark Dotson and Jim Hicks.</b><br /><br />Legal experts Dotson and Hicks joined us for a most unusual but relevant conversation they called, “<i>So You Think Your House is Haunted</i>?   <br /><br />The professors advised that before listing your home that you feel may be haunted, you should first consult a legal expert.<br />Disclosing a home’s paranormal activity when it is time to sell varies by state.<br /><br />Cooley Professors Mark Dotson and Jim Hicks noted that local and state laws may affect sales of homes that individuals believe to be “haunted,” including the famous New York case, <i>Stambovsky v. Ackley,</i> which is the most famous or notorious case involving the disclosures of paranormal activity during the sale of a home.  <br /><br />Under <i>Stambovsky</i>, when a homeowner tells others their home is haunted, they would have to disclose this information. If a home has a reputation or is known as a haunted house, it will need to be disclosed. The house in the <i>Stambovsky </i>case had both the reputation and media coverage about it being haunted, to required that it be disclosed. <b></b><br /><b></b><br /><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2024/10/how-a-house-becomes-legally-haunted-stambovsky-v-ackley-the-ghostbuster-ruling/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b>The "Legally Haunted House</b></a><br /><a href="https://cooley.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b></b></a><br /><a href="https://cooley.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b>Cooley Law Online</b></a><br /><b></b><br />