Practice and Disclosures, 25% of the examination
Stigmatized property
Property affected by an event, such as a death, that has no physical effect on the structure.
California sets a three-year disclosure window for a death on the property. After three years there is no affirmative duty to volunteer it, but a direct question must be answered honestly. The statute expressly bars any cause of action for failing to disclose that an occupant was afflicted with or died from AIDS, which makes it one of the rare places where the law forbids a disclosure.
See also
See it in a question
One question from Practice and Disclosures, so the term lands in the context the exam uses it in.
A salesperson receives a $5,000 good-faith deposit check made payable to the seller. What must happen to it?
Written to DRE's published topic list. Not a real examination question, since reproducing those is a misdemeanour under B&P Code section 123.