Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

Re: dusclosure of a group home

California law requires that the seller disclose all material facts affecting the desirability or value of the property, including any uses by surrounding properties which create noise problems or nuisances. Whether the seller's failure to disclose violated his statutory disclosure obligations depends, in large part, upon whether the seller or others neighbors (of which seller was aware) had problems with the group home. I would recommend that you check with your new neighbors to get a better history on the group home and the former owner�s issues with it before moving forward with litigation.

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Re: dusclosure of a group home

It sounds like you might discuss this with your realtor. If the seller did not disclose and your realtor exercised reasonable diligence but did not know this, you might have a claim against the seller for failing to disclose this essential fact.

I'm not sure there's anything you can do about the group home, itself.