That's what I was getting at--bodies decaying in the basement, yes...that should be disclosed. That would indeed pose a health risk--a genuine health risk--to an occupant. Maybe not the decaying bodies themselves, but certainly the vermin drawn to them.
Where should it end? "Has anyone ever suffered melancholy in your home? Has anyone been diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder in the dwelling?"
What about miscarriages? I bet most miscarriages occur at home. That's a death. Does that get disclosed? What about murders or suicides that happen in apartments? If a landlord doesn't disclose what happened to previous tenants, should said landlord have to pay for the moving cost of a current tenant when the bogeyman comes? What century is this again? How big do we want our government? How little control do we want to have over our properties? This is just another intrusion, and a stupid, lazy one at that, because you are right--this information is available to anyone, far more easily than the kinds of things that should appear on disclosure statements.
/rant. You can't stop some folks from worshipping trees, I guess.
It wouldn’t end. It would just get more ridiculous. We’re already at a point where some people who are hyper sensitive to “feelings” think we should ban booing & stop keeping score at games. These people need to get a grip. “Stuff” happens. That’s life. This was a terrible tragedy, but only for the families of the victims. If the buyers don’t want to live there they can sell. If it’s at a loss that’s life too. Property values rise & fall. I would want it properly cleaned but I’d be more concerned about termites & the structural integrity of the property.
I don’t believe in poltergeists. It’s just a house. It’s not responsible for the crime.