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Eve Alexander
Buyers Broker of Florida - Tampa, FL
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No. 

That is just speculation and not a fact.

I would be more concerned with rats in the attic.

Eve

Mar 24, 2021 05:52 AM
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Personally I would replace it and make it look better all around.  Disclosing it?  Have seen those years ago but never thought about disclosing the issue. Kind of creepy really....that was a dum idea!

Mar 23, 2021 04:11 PM
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Steve Higgins
RE/MAX Kelowna - Kelowna, BC

Now that is a good question Fred. It's not a latent defect probably doesn't need to be disclosed. However, someone could get hurt if they were to rip open the walls not knowing they are there. Now that is a double edged question! lol

Mar 23, 2021 06:43 PM
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Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

I had no idea this was something that people did. 

Mar 23, 2021 06:02 PM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Fred,

I would certainly alert them to the possibilities in an older home.  A

Mar 23, 2021 03:52 PM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Buyers and contractors BEWARE. 

 

Mar 24, 2021 09:10 AM
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Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

Would that not be a 'latent defect'?
Does anyone KNOW that there is a razor blade graveyard in there?

So take out the cabinet and see if there are any dead bodies in there . . . LOL

Seriously . . . it is only speculation unless someone discloses that they actually added the blades to the wall behind the cabinet.

Mar 24, 2021 06:41 AM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Let the owner fill out the disclosure form and move on! Probably not an issue that must be disclosed and more likely a discretionary disclosure..

Mar 24, 2021 04:21 AM
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Peter Mohylsky, Destin BeachPro
PMI. Destin - Miramar Beach, FL
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Nah, no one used those slots.  And they have rusted beyond recognition.  When was the last time you used a double bladed razor

Mar 23, 2021 05:52 PM
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Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

I like Anna's answer.  Replace it and be done with it.  

Mar 23, 2021 05:05 PM
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Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
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No.  This is not a disclosable issue.

Mar 23, 2021 03:48 PM
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Buzz Mackintosh
Mackintosh REALTORS - Frederick, MD
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I would not consider this a latent defect. If some youngster doesn't know what that is for , their home inspector should.

Mar 23, 2021 03:34 PM
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Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
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Well you know what they say... if you have to ask whether or not to disclose it, then you might as well.  What have you got to lose?  If they cancel the sale because of this then it answers your question.  If they don't cancel, even better.

Mar 24, 2021 03:25 PM
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Carla Freund
Keller Williams Preferred Realty - Raleigh, NC
NC Real Estate Transition & Relocation 919-602-848

Well, if you have to put it that way. Actually, I don't believe that to be material facts, so no. Honestly, who ever thought that was a good idea? 

Mar 24, 2021 11:43 AM
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Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
Premier Real Estate Service in Central Oregon

Not something on our disclosure statements.

Mar 24, 2021 10:34 AM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

If you are feeling paranoid, disclose.
If disclosed, that means it will appear as a 'must do' in the repaits list.
In a recent event, the inspector also did the 4 point and transferred ALL inspection finding onto the 4 point. Anything on the 4 point the lender will require to be fixed. Quigly was the name.
How about the potential of 'scat' in the attic?
May be the owner used really potentent bug killers?
Or two owners ago they emptied the can of cloradane around the perimeter of the house? 
How about the potential for florescents to flicker and be a trigger for those with certain conditions?
Or the no longer avaialable batteries that power the front doorbell? Solar panels operating at 40% efficiency? Infestation of mole-crickets that will distroy the yard? Where does it end?
Disclosures is an invition to be sued for what you could not know and proving what you do not know is impossible. Makes it hard to PROTECT those who hire us if we do business as usual. There are too many quigley's out there.

Mar 24, 2021 05:40 AM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

NO...

Mar 23, 2021 06:41 PM
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Ernie Steele
Lebanon, PA

Fred, until I saw this question, I never once gave it a thought... Not one time... BUT, you're right, there might be a huge pile of used blades in the wall... Disclose?... I'm not so sure... Maybe let the home inspector point it out?

Mar 23, 2021 04:44 PM
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John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

I can't recall seeing such a slot in a medicine in my real estate activity. I lived in houses that had such a feature when I was young...before I started to shave.

Our young, tech savvy buyers would not know the purpose of such a feature if they encountered one.

Mar 24, 2021 09:03 PM