Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

Any realtors reading?

Let's say someone like Kip Kinkel - schizophrenic kid who killed his
parents and shot up his school about 10 years ago - got a commutation
of his sentence as some people think he should since they feel he was
a "victim" who didn't get the help he needed and was treated unfairly,
and was in the market to buy a house. They're convinced that with meds
and supervision he would probably have no problems living as a free
man.

I assume realtors aren't going to turn down his money so I imagine
he'd find someone to sell him a house, but even if they make an
effort to conceal who the new neighbor is, I imagine at some point
word is going to get out that he lives in that house.

Would you even be able to give away any of the nearby houses once it
became common knowledge? Or, if a realtor made efforts to conceal this
fact when selling a neighboring house, do the buyers have any recourse?

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spreekiller?
 

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:57:03 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Any realtors reading?

Let's say someone like Kip Kinkel - schizophrenic kid who killed his
parents and shot up his school about 10 years ago - got a commutation
of his sentence as some people think he should since they feel he was
a "victim" who didn't get the help he needed and was treated unfairly,
and was in the market to buy a house. They're convinced that with meds
and supervision he would probably have no problems living as a free
man.

I assume realtors aren't going to turn down his money so I imagine
he'd find someone to sell him a house, but even if they make an
effort to conceal who the new neighbor is, I imagine at some point
word is going to get out that he lives in that house.

Would you even be able to give away any of the nearby houses once it
became common knowledge? Or, if a realtor made efforts to conceal this
fact when selling a neighboring house, do the buyers have any recourse?


So you're a card carrying member of NIMBY huh?

Any person who has served his time in incarceration, is entitled to
live somewhere. Technically, YOU, the prospective neighbor is not
necessarily entitled to know that this person WAS ever incarcerated.

Even if you did find out, there is no legal recourse you can take to
force him to move elsewhere.

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spreekiller?
 

On Jun 17, 11:34*pm, richard wrote:

Would you even be able to give away any of the nearby houses once it
became common knowledge? Or, if a realtor made efforts to conceal this
fact when selling a neighboring house, do the buyers have any recourse?

So you're a card carrying member of NIMBY huh?


Of course my scenario was hypothetical, but are you saying you'd be
fine with it if you for example had small kids and found out you just
bought a house next to someone who'd done a stretch for pedophilia
related crimes?

Or someone famous for having murdered a bunch of people at some point
because "the voices" told him to?


Even if you did find out, there is no legal recourse you can take to
force him to move elsewhere.


I was thinking of recourse against the realtor and/or seller for not
disclosing the information.

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On Jun 18, 12:29*am, "Rod Speed" wrote:

but even if they make an effort to conceal who the new neighbor is, I
imagine at some point word is going to get out that he lives in that house.

You've clearly got a vivid imagination.


You've clearly never heard of Lawrence Singleton.

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Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spreekiller?
 

On Jun 18, 1:14*am, (Dick Adams) wrote:

Let's change this to Lee (a gender neutral name), a convicted
sex offender sentenced to probation only, wants to buy or rent.

1) Who has a obligation to investigate Lee's background
* *before becoming Lee's agent or selling or renting to
* *Lee?



To clarify, I'm thinking of the realtor or seller of a house in close
proximity to the killer, not the killer's realtor.

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spreekiller?
 

On Jun 18, 1:03*am, "Rod Speed" wrote:
wrote

(Dick Adams) wrote
Let's change this to Lee (a gender neutral name), a convicted
sex offender sentenced to probation only, wants to buy or rent.
1) Who has a obligation to investigate Lee's background
before becoming Lee's agent or selling or renting to Lee?
To clarify, I'm thinking of the realtor or seller of a house
in close proximity to the killer, not the killer's realtor.

There is still no legal obligation, and if there was, they'd just
avoid finding out the information you want them to disclose.

And its just not feasible to require everyone to check on all
new tenants or purchasers of property to see if they have
ever had a criminal conviction, or have ever been a loony etc.

And the reality is that you are FAR more likely to end up with
a bad result from someone who hasnt got caught yet anyway.

It has happened but there were a couple of more murders and he went
back to jail

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree
 

In article ,
says...

On Jun 17, 11:34=A0pm, richard wrote:

Would you even be able to give away any of the nearby houses once it
became common knowledge? Or, if a realtor made efforts to conceal this
fact when selling a neighboring house, do the buyers have any recourse?

So you're a card carrying member of NIMBY huh?


Of course my scenario was hypothetical, but are you saying you'd be
fine with it if you for example had small kids and found out you just
bought a house next to someone who'd done a stretch for pedophilia
related crimes?

Or someone famous for having murdered a bunch of people at some point
because "the voices" told him to?


Even if you did find out, there is no legal recourse you can take to
force him to move elsewhere.


I was thinking of recourse against the realtor and/or seller for not
disclosing the information.


You're asking "for a friend" huh?

Richard is right. You can't expect to be protected against everything you don't
like, or might maybe be a danger.

Banty

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:03:19 +1000, "Rod Speed"
wrote Re Prospects of selling a house
next door to a "reformed" spree killer?:

And its just not feasible to require everyone to check on all
new tenants or purchasers of property to see if they have
ever had a criminal conviction, or have ever been a loony etc.

How does someone with that kind of past get a loan? Or, are they
all-cash buyers?

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On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:55:57 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Jun 17, 11:34*pm, richard wrote:

Would you even be able to give away any of the nearby houses once it
became common knowledge? Or, if a realtor made efforts to conceal this
fact when selling a neighboring house, do the buyers have any recourse?

So you're a card carrying member of NIMBY huh?


Of course my scenario was hypothetical, but are you saying you'd be
fine with it if you for example had small kids and found out you just
bought a house next to someone who'd done a stretch for pedophilia
related crimes?

Or someone famous for having murdered a bunch of people at some point
because "the voices" told him to?


Even if you did find out, there is no legal recourse you can take to
force him to move elsewhere.


I was thinking of recourse against the realtor and/or seller for not
disclosing the information.

That will depend on state laws if disclosure is required. NOT your
personal beliefs.

You can not get recourse against the seller or realtor. Unless state
law requires them to do so.

Your long time neighbor has his face plastered all over the front page
of the newspaper, highlighted in the tv news for having killed someone
while drunk at the wheel. He goes to jail for 5 years. Meanwhile, his
wife and kids live in the same house. He's released from jail and
returns home. Your attitude says he can't live here no more because
he's a known danger to society.

Or maybe you find out some guy is moving in next door for the same
reason.

The person has served their time in prison. They have to live
somewhere. They have the same rights you do. Why can't you accept the
fact that people need to live somewhere.

Then how do you know you're not already living next door to a
convicted criminal who served his time?


John Walsh, of America's Most Wanted, pushed for "Megan's Law" on the
control of pedophiles. Do you recall the case? Megan was the vicitm of
a murder. So why aren't murderer's treated the same? Megan's law is a
travesty of American justice in that convicted pedophiles who are
registered, MUST notify their new neighbors of their previous
incarceration while serial killers, drunk drivers, rapists, and drug
dealers don't have to do jack ****.

How do you know one of your neighbors you've know for years isn't
already a pedophile? Or one of the others mentioned?

You want the law changed? Get active and get it done.

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On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:14:05 +0000 (UTC), (Dick
Adams) wrote:

wrote:

Let's say someone like Kip Kinkel - schizophrenic kid who killed his
parents and shot up his school about 10 years ago - got a commutation
of his sentence as some people think he should since they feel he was
a "victim" who didn't get the help he needed and was treated unfairly,
and was in the market to buy a house. They're convinced that with meds
and supervision he would probably have no problems living as a free man.

Let's change this to Lee (a gender neutral name), a convicted
sex offender sentenced to probation only, wants to buy or rent.

1) Who has a obligation to investigate Lee's background
before becoming Lee's agent or selling or renting to
Lee?

A landlord was be negligent not to investigate renting
to Lee. Agents who have a concern for long-term
reputation in a community should investigate. But to
a seller, this is a single period relationship with no
subsequent repercussions.

Unless state law requires it, no real estate agent is required to do a
background check. In most states, it is illegal to deny an ex-con
housing based on this fact. Let alone a person on probation.



2) What distinguishs Kip from Lee?

Kip can change his name. Lee has to register whenever
he/she moves and the registration is public knowledge.
Lee is similar to Jean Valjean in Victor Hugo's "Les
Miserables" - a person who rejected by society for
past crimes.

In most cases, according to Megan's law, Lee only has to notify the
sheriff of the county he wants to live in.
There are other conditions that would then direct the sheriff to
notify the prospective neighbors.

It is not the job of the real estate agent to make these disclosures
unless required by state law.

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spreekiller?
 

wrote:
(Dick Adams) wrote:

Let's change this to Lee (a gender neutral name), a convicted
sex offender sentenced to probation only, wants to buy or rent.

1) Who has a obligation to investigate Lee's background
before becoming Lee's agent or selling or renting to
Lee?

To clarify, I'm thinking of the realtor or seller of a
house in close proximity to the killer, not the killer's
realtor.

How many people purchased a house with any knowledge
of the history of their neighbors?

Dick

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:31:41 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Jun 18, 1:14*am, (Dick Adams) wrote:

Let's change this to Lee (a gender neutral name), a convicted
sex offender sentenced to probation only, wants to buy or rent.

1) Who has a obligation to investigate Lee's background
* *before becoming Lee's agent or selling or renting to
* *Lee?



To clarify, I'm thinking of the realtor or seller of a house in close
proximity to the killer, not the killer's realtor.

That's not their job. Just because an agent lives near the person does
not mean the agent MUST know of the person's incarceration or court
rulings.

Since it so happens it is 10 years since the Columbine shooting, I
believe you are referring to this case?

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

richard wrote:

Unless state law requires it, no real estate agent is required to do a
background check. In most states, it is illegal to deny an ex-con
housing based on this fact. Let alone a person on probation.

Huh? In my state, an ex-con cannot be a lawyer, schoolteacher, accountant,
become a barber, cosmetologist, surveyor, architect, get a hazardous
chemical endorsement for their driver's license, own an exterminating
company, nursery (either plant or kid), vote, become a notary, sell
securities, be a REALTOR(!), or drive a cab.

I'd be astonished to learn that ANY state outlaws discrimination against a
felon.

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree
 

In article , Dick Adams says...

wrote:
(Dick Adams) wrote:

Let's change this to Lee (a gender neutral name), a convicted
sex offender sentenced to probation only, wants to buy or rent.

1) Who has a obligation to investigate Lee's background
before becoming Lee's agent or selling or renting to
Lee?

To clarify, I'm thinking of the realtor or seller of a
house in close proximity to the killer, not the killer's
realtor.

How many people purchased a house with any knowledge
of the history of their neighbors?

Also, neighbors move away and new people move in.

Not everything in life is in our control. One of the first tenets in wisdom,
IMO.

Banty

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

In article , Larry
says...

In article ,
richard wrote:

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:14:05 +0000 (UTC), (Dick
Adams) wrote:

wrote:

Let's say someone like Kip Kinkel - schizophrenic kid who killed his
parents and shot up his school about 10 years ago - got a commutation
of his sentence as some people think he should since they feel he was
a "victim" who didn't get the help he needed and was treated unfairly,
and was in the market to buy a house. They're convinced that with meds
and supervision he would probably have no problems living as a free man.

Let's change this to Lee (a gender neutral name), a convicted
sex offender sentenced to probation only, wants to buy or rent.

1) Who has a obligation to investigate Lee's background
before becoming Lee's agent or selling or renting to
Lee?

A landlord was be negligent not to investigate renting
to Lee. Agents who have a concern for long-term
reputation in a community should investigate. But to
a seller, this is a single period relationship with no
subsequent repercussions.

Unless state law requires it, no real estate agent is required to do a
background check. In most states, it is illegal to deny an ex-con
housing based on this fact. Let alone a person on probation.

Richard, we've been through this before. Being a convicted criminal is
not a protected class and someone can refuse to rent/sell to them based
on that factor.

A seller can refuse to sell. A landlord can refuse to rent *if* its an
owner-occupied situation and under a certain number of units, particulars
depending on laws and ordinances. Based on the right of association.

But that's far different from what a *realtor* should, or even can, do.


Suppose a single woman with three daughters has a room to rent in her
house, and a convicted child molester who was just released from prison
wants to live there. You think she is required by law to rent him the
room? Do you really?

That would an owner-occupied rental case - she is not required to. But that is
fundamentally different from the question the original poster posed.

Banty

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

In article , HeyBub says...

wrote:
Any realtors reading?

Let's say someone like Kip Kinkel - schizophrenic kid who killed his
parents and shot up his school about 10 years ago - got a commutation
of his sentence as some people think he should since they feel he was
a "victim" who didn't get the help he needed and was treated unfairly,
and was in the market to buy a house. They're convinced that with meds
and supervision he would probably have no problems living as a free
man.

I assume realtors aren't going to turn down his money so I imagine
he'd find someone to sell him a house, but even if they make an
effort to conceal who the new neighbor is, I imagine at some point
word is going to get out that he lives in that house.

Would you even be able to give away any of the nearby houses once it
became common knowledge? Or, if a realtor made efforts to conceal this
fact when selling a neighboring house, do the buyers have any
recourse?

Sure. First you have to recognize that there are some things the government
won't or can't do to help you - you must take matters into your own hands.
You, and several of your burly neighbors, could organize a little
house-warming party for your new best friend. You could make it clear to
your new neighbor, partly though a show of weapons, but mainly through the
letting of blood, that his continued presence is cause for discord and
conflict within the community.

That's called assault and battery, and possibly tresspass as well, and the
government most certainly can and will help *him* in that regard.


Guy I used to work with came home one day and his wife told him that a new
neighbor had groped or otherwise molested their six-year old daughter. My
friend and three of his buddies visited the perv and beat him so badly he
couldn't even lie down. Told him he had 48 hours to be out of the county.

It worked.



Lucky him.

Banty

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On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:53:42 -0400, Larry wrote:

In article ,
richard wrote:

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:14:05 +0000 (UTC), (Dick
Adams) wrote:

wrote:

Let's say someone like Kip Kinkel - schizophrenic kid who killed his
parents and shot up his school about 10 years ago - got a commutation
of his sentence as some people think he should since they feel he was
a "victim" who didn't get the help he needed and was treated unfairly,
and was in the market to buy a house. They're convinced that with meds
and supervision he would probably have no problems living as a free man.

Let's change this to Lee (a gender neutral name), a convicted
sex offender sentenced to probation only, wants to buy or rent.

1) Who has a obligation to investigate Lee's background
before becoming Lee's agent or selling or renting to
Lee?

A landlord was be negligent not to investigate renting
to Lee. Agents who have a concern for long-term
reputation in a community should investigate. But to
a seller, this is a single period relationship with no
subsequent repercussions.

Unless state law requires it, no real estate agent is required to do a
background check. In most states, it is illegal to deny an ex-con
housing based on this fact. Let alone a person on probation.

Richard, we've been through this before. Being a convicted criminal is
not a protected class and someone can refuse to rent/sell to them based
on that factor.

Suppose a single woman with three daughters has a room to rent in her
house, and a convicted child molester who was just released from prison
wants to live there. You think she is required by law to rent him the
room? Do you really?

The issue deals with real estate agents. Not landlords.
Besides, under Megan's law, he would not be allowed to live in those
conditions.
A landlord has the legal right to deny anyone.
Specially a homeowner who is just renting out space.

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On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:50:04 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

wrote:
Any realtors reading?

Let's say someone like Kip Kinkel - schizophrenic kid who killed his
parents and shot up his school about 10 years ago - got a commutation
of his sentence as some people think he should since they feel he was
a "victim" who didn't get the help he needed and was treated unfairly,
and was in the market to buy a house. They're convinced that with meds
and supervision he would probably have no problems living as a free
man.

I assume realtors aren't going to turn down his money so I imagine
he'd find someone to sell him a house, but even if they make an
effort to conceal who the new neighbor is, I imagine at some point
word is going to get out that he lives in that house.

Would you even be able to give away any of the nearby houses once it
became common knowledge? Or, if a realtor made efforts to conceal this
fact when selling a neighboring house, do the buyers have any
recourse?

Sure. First you have to recognize that there are some things the government
won't or can't do to help you - you must take matters into your own hands.
You, and several of your burly neighbors, could organize a little
house-warming party for your new best friend. You could make it clear to
your new neighbor, partly though a show of weapons, but mainly through the
letting of blood, that his continued presence is cause for discord and
conflict within the community.

Guy I used to work with came home one day and his wife told him that a new
neighbor had groped or otherwise molested their six-year old daughter. My
friend and three of his buddies visited the perv and beat him so badly he
couldn't even lie down. Told him he had 48 hours to be out of the county.

It worked.


And the perv could have filed assault and battery charges as well have
sued in civil court and won.
Guess who the jail bird is now?

This isn't the days of the wild west where vigilante style law
enforcement is the law of the land.

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On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:43:16 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

richard wrote:

Unless state law requires it, no real estate agent is required to do a
background check. In most states, it is illegal to deny an ex-con
housing based on this fact. Let alone a person on probation.

Huh? In my state, an ex-con cannot be a lawyer, schoolteacher, accountant,
become a barber, cosmetologist, surveyor, architect, get a hazardous
chemical endorsement for their driver's license, own an exterminating
company, nursery (either plant or kid), vote, become a notary, sell
securities, be a REALTOR(!), or drive a cab.

I'd be astonished to learn that ANY state outlaws discrimination against a
felon.




Which state would this be in?

The issue is housing. Not employment.

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richard wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:43:16 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

richard wrote:

Unless state law requires it, no real estate agent is required to
do a background check. In most states, it is illegal to deny an
ex-con housing based on this fact. Let alone a person on probation.

Huh? In my state, an ex-con cannot be a lawyer, schoolteacher,
accountant, become a barber, cosmetologist, surveyor, architect, get
a hazardous chemical endorsement for their driver's license, own an
exterminating company, nursery (either plant or kid), vote, become a
notary, sell securities, be a REALTOR(!), or drive a cab.

I'd be astonished to learn that ANY state outlaws discrimination
against a felon.




Which state would this be in?

The issue is housing. Not employment.

My state is Texas. Frankly, I'm distressed that my state even allows them to
marry, own property, or attend a church.

Discrimination is not, per se, illegal.

I recall when Peter Lawford and his wife tried to buy an apartment in New
York and the resident's committee turned down their application. When
pressed, the committee said: "He's an actor and she's a Democrat. We don't
allow either on the property."

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On Jun 18, 7:50*am, "HeyBub" wrote:
Guy I used to work with came home one day and his wife told him that a new
neighbor had groped or otherwise molested their six-year old daughter. My
friend and three of his buddies visited the perv and beat him so badly he
couldn't even lie down. Told him he had 48 hours to be out of the county.

It worked.

Yeah, just like Jonathon Edington who grabbed a knife and went and
murdered his innocent neighbor. Whoops!

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richard wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:50:04 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

wrote:
Any realtors reading?

Let's say someone like Kip Kinkel - schizophrenic kid who killed his
parents and shot up his school about 10 years ago - got a
commutation of his sentence as some people think he should since
they feel he was a "victim" who didn't get the help he needed and
was treated unfairly, and was in the market to buy a house. They're
convinced that with meds and supervision he would probably have no
problems living as a free man.

I assume realtors aren't going to turn down his money so I imagine
he'd find someone to sell him a house, but even if they make an
effort to conceal who the new neighbor is, I imagine at some point
word is going to get out that he lives in that house.

Would you even be able to give away any of the nearby houses once it
became common knowledge? Or, if a realtor made efforts to conceal
this fact when selling a neighboring house, do the buyers have any
recourse?

Sure. First you have to recognize that there are some things the
government won't or can't do to help you - you must take matters
into your own hands. You, and several of your burly neighbors, could
organize a little house-warming party for your new best friend. You
could make it clear to your new neighbor, partly though a show of
weapons, but mainly through the letting of blood, that his continued
presence is cause for discord and conflict within the community.

Guy I used to work with came home one day and his wife told him that
a new neighbor had groped or otherwise molested their six-year old
daughter. My friend and three of his buddies visited the perv and
beat him so badly he couldn't even lie down. Told him he had 48
hours to be out of the county.

It worked.


And the perv could have filed assault and battery charges as well have
sued in civil court and won.
Guess who the jail bird is now?

This isn't the days of the wild west where vigilante style law
enforcement is the law of the land.

It is here (I'm in Texas). Too bad some have to live in a community where
they have to put up with such nonsense. Our sheriff once said to a criminal
defense attorney: "Don't **** with me, asshole! I can get you killed for a
case of beer!"

Lest you think I exaggerate, Google "Joe Horn." This guy is waiting for a
grand jury to no-bill him for gunning down a couple of goblins in his front
yard. The squints had just burglarized Joe's neighbor. Joe saw his duty and
he did it.

As to your specific observations: If the complainant is dead, there's really
no viable criminal action. Regarding a possible civil action, that, too,
dies with the only adverse witness.

Oh, and the guy I used to work with? He was the resident deputy sheriff. In
the most populous county - out of 255 - in the state (about four million
people live here). It's a great place to be! (unless you're naughty).

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thedarkonelives wrote

I was thinking of recourse against the realtor and/or seller for not
disclosing the information.

Laws may not *allow* the relator to disclose such even if they are aware of
it. The home owner may or may not be required to disclose such, rather area
dependant on disclosure laws.

In my area for example, folks selling are advised to 'not disclose' as you
can't be sued later for anything that comes up. If you do 'disclose' you
can be sued even years later for just about anything even if you can prove
you did NOT know about it (obviously hard to prove such, and wont save you
here).

'Technically' my house was bought 'non-disclosed' but folks have a way here
of working out basic stuff 'off the record'. Seller for example quietly
warned us that with a house built in 1963, it was largely code-spec to 1963
and that future work, depending on what it was, would sometimes entail
additional costs. He was real careful to explain the back room was codespec
only to 'enclosed porch' for example and now we understand why ;-). Reality
is at the time it was a rental bedroom for a roomate, bed and all. It's a
'legal thing' to call my home a 3BR 1.5 bath, vice a 4 BR 1.5 bath. Had he
tried to market it as a 4 BR officially, he would have been required to pay
to bring that encloser to codespec of the time for a BR.

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In article ,
HeyBub wrote:
richard wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:50:04 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

wrote:
Any realtors reading?

Let's say someone like Kip Kinkel - schizophrenic kid who killed his
parents and shot up his school about 10 years ago - got a
commutation of his sentence as some people think he should since
they feel he was a "victim" who didn't get the help he needed and
was treated unfairly, and was in the market to buy a house. They're
convinced that with meds and supervision he would probably have no
problems living as a free man.

I assume realtors aren't going to turn down his money so I imagine
he'd find someone to sell him a house, but even if they make an
effort to conceal who the new neighbor is, I imagine at some point
word is going to get out that he lives in that house.

Would you even be able to give away any of the nearby houses once it
became common knowledge? Or, if a realtor made efforts to conceal
this fact when selling a neighboring house, do the buyers have any
recourse?

Sure. First you have to recognize that there are some things the
government won't or can't do to help you - you must take matters
into your own hands. You, and several of your burly neighbors, could
organize a little house-warming party for your new best friend. You
could make it clear to your new neighbor, partly though a show of
weapons, but mainly through the letting of blood, that his continued
presence is cause for discord and conflict within the community.

Guy I used to work with came home one day and his wife told him that
a new neighbor had groped or otherwise molested their six-year old
daughter. My friend and three of his buddies visited the perv and
beat him so badly he couldn't even lie down. Told him he had 48
hours to be out of the county.

It worked.


And the perv could have filed assault and battery charges as well have
sued in civil court and won.
Guess who the jail bird is now?

This isn't the days of the wild west where vigilante style law
enforcement is the law of the land.

It is here (I'm in Texas). Too bad some have to live in a community where
they have to put up with such nonsense. Our sheriff once said to a criminal
defense attorney: "Don't **** with me, asshole! I can get you killed for a
case of beer!"

Lest you think I exaggerate, Google "Joe Horn." This guy is waiting for a
grand jury to no-bill him for gunning down a couple of goblins in his front
yard. The squints had just burglarized Joe's neighbor. Joe saw his duty and
he did it.

What does the 'code of the west' say about shooting two men in the back?

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:46:06 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

richard wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:50:04 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

wrote:
Any realtors reading?

Let's say someone like Kip Kinkel - schizophrenic kid who killed his
parents and shot up his school about 10 years ago - got a
commutation of his sentence as some people think he should since
they feel he was a "victim" who didn't get the help he needed and
was treated unfairly, and was in the market to buy a house. They're
convinced that with meds and supervision he would probably have no
problems living as a free man.

I assume realtors aren't going to turn down his money so I imagine
he'd find someone to sell him a house, but even if they make an
effort to conceal who the new neighbor is, I imagine at some point
word is going to get out that he lives in that house.

Would you even be able to give away any of the nearby houses once it
became common knowledge? Or, if a realtor made efforts to conceal
this fact when selling a neighboring house, do the buyers have any
recourse?

Sure. First you have to recognize that there are some things the
government won't or can't do to help you - you must take matters
into your own hands. You, and several of your burly neighbors, could
organize a little house-warming party for your new best friend. You
could make it clear to your new neighbor, partly though a show of
weapons, but mainly through the letting of blood, that his continued
presence is cause for discord and conflict within the community.

Guy I used to work with came home one day and his wife told him that
a new neighbor had groped or otherwise molested their six-year old
daughter. My friend and three of his buddies visited the perv and
beat him so badly he couldn't even lie down. Told him he had 48
hours to be out of the county.

It worked.


And the perv could have filed assault and battery charges as well have
sued in civil court and won.
Guess who the jail bird is now?

This isn't the days of the wild west where vigilante style law
enforcement is the law of the land.

It is here (I'm in Texas). Too bad some have to live in a community where
they have to put up with such nonsense. Our sheriff once said to a criminal
defense attorney: "Don't **** with me, asshole! I can get you killed for a
case of beer!"

Lest you think I exaggerate, Google "Joe Horn." This guy is waiting for a
grand jury to no-bill him for gunning down a couple of goblins in his front
yard. The squints had just burglarized Joe's neighbor. Joe saw his duty and
he did it.

As to your specific observations: If the complainant is dead, there's really
no viable criminal action. Regarding a possible civil action, that, too,
dies with the only adverse witness.

Oh, and the guy I used to work with? He was the resident deputy sheriff. In
the most populous county - out of 255 - in the state (about four million
people live here). It's a great place to be! (unless you're naughty).


Your deputy sheriff is a frickin loose cannon.
He should have been charged and placed on leave without pay.

Joe Horn was told several times by the 911 dispatcher that plain
clothes officers were on the scene. Yet, the man took the law into his
own hands and killed two people. Luckily, he got the right two. How
did he know those two goblins weren't cops?

Even texas cops get busted for violating the law.
Your friend just happens to be lucky so far.

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

On 18 Jun 2008 13:51:34 -0400, (tjab) wrote:

In article ,
HeyBub wrote:
richard wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:50:04 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

wrote:
Any realtors reading?

Let's say someone like Kip Kinkel - schizophrenic kid who killed his
parents and shot up his school about 10 years ago - got a
commutation of his sentence as some people think he should since
they feel he was a "victim" who didn't get the help he needed and
was treated unfairly, and was in the market to buy a house. They're
convinced that with meds and supervision he would probably have no
problems living as a free man.

I assume realtors aren't going to turn down his money so I imagine
he'd find someone to sell him a house, but even if they make an
effort to conceal who the new neighbor is, I imagine at some point
word is going to get out that he lives in that house.

Would you even be able to give away any of the nearby houses once it
became common knowledge? Or, if a realtor made efforts to conceal
this fact when selling a neighboring house, do the buyers have any
recourse?

Sure. First you have to recognize that there are some things the
government won't or can't do to help you - you must take matters
into your own hands. You, and several of your burly neighbors, could
organize a little house-warming party for your new best friend. You
could make it clear to your new neighbor, partly though a show of
weapons, but mainly through the letting of blood, that his continued
presence is cause for discord and conflict within the community.

Guy I used to work with came home one day and his wife told him that
a new neighbor had groped or otherwise molested their six-year old
daughter. My friend and three of his buddies visited the perv and
beat him so badly he couldn't even lie down. Told him he had 48
hours to be out of the county.

It worked.


And the perv could have filed assault and battery charges as well have
sued in civil court and won.
Guess who the jail bird is now?

This isn't the days of the wild west where vigilante style law
enforcement is the law of the land.

It is here (I'm in Texas). Too bad some have to live in a community where
they have to put up with such nonsense. Our sheriff once said to a criminal
defense attorney: "Don't **** with me, asshole! I can get you killed for a
case of beer!"

Lest you think I exaggerate, Google "Joe Horn." This guy is waiting for a
grand jury to no-bill him for gunning down a couple of goblins in his front
yard. The squints had just burglarized Joe's neighbor. Joe saw his duty and
he did it.

What does the 'code of the west' say about shooting two men in the back?



Even more so, unarmed.
Even the wild west law saw that as murder.

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:31:04 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

richard wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:43:16 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

richard wrote:

Unless state law requires it, no real estate agent is required to
do a background check. In most states, it is illegal to deny an
ex-con housing based on this fact. Let alone a person on probation.

Huh? In my state, an ex-con cannot be a lawyer, schoolteacher,
accountant, become a barber, cosmetologist, surveyor, architect, get
a hazardous chemical endorsement for their driver's license, own an
exterminating company, nursery (either plant or kid), vote, become a
notary, sell securities, be a REALTOR(!), or drive a cab.

I'd be astonished to learn that ANY state outlaws discrimination
against a felon.




Which state would this be in?

The issue is housing. Not employment.

My state is Texas. Frankly, I'm distressed that my state even allows them to
marry, own property, or attend a church.

Discrimination is not, per se, illegal.

I recall when Peter Lawford and his wife tried to buy an apartment in New
York and the resident's committee turned down their application. When
pressed, the committee said: "He's an actor and she's a Democrat. We don't
allow either on the property."


That's a totally different situation.
As neither condition is protected by law, they can turn down people on
those basis.

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

butwhat wrote
Rod Speed wrote
wrote

(Dick Adams) wrote
Let's change this to Lee (a gender neutral name), a convicted
sex offender sentenced to probation only, wants to buy or rent.
1) Who has a obligation to investigate Lee's background
before becoming Lee's agent or selling or renting to Lee?

To clarify, I'm thinking of the realtor or seller of a house
in close proximity to the killer, not the killer's realtor.

There is still no legal obligation, and if there was, they'd just
avoid finding out the information you want them to disclose.

And its just not feasible to require everyone to check on all
new tenants or purchasers of property to see if they have
ever had a criminal conviction, or have ever been a loony etc.

And the reality is that you are FAR more likely to end up with
a bad result from someone who hasnt got caught yet anyway.

It has happened but there were a couple of more murders and he went back to jail

Sure, that certainly happens, but its MUCH more likely that you will
end up with a bad result from someone who hasnt got caught yet.

AND the only alternative is to lock up all criminals until they die anyway.

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cshenk wrote:

In my area for example, folks selling are advised to 'not disclose'
as you can't be sued later for anything that comes up. If you do
'disclose' you can be sued even years later for just about anything
even if you can prove you did NOT know about it (obviously hard to
prove such, and wont save you here).

Are you sure about that? I would think it would be the reverse: Disclosure
immunizes you from being sued in that the buyer knew what he was getting.
Non-disclosure allows the buyer to presume nothing abnormal about the
property.

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spree killer?
 

richard wrote:


Your deputy sheriff is a frickin loose cannon.
He should have been charged and placed on leave without pay.

Joe Horn was told several times by the 911 dispatcher that plain
clothes officers were on the scene. Yet, the man took the law into his
own hands and killed two people. Luckily, he got the right two. How
did he know those two goblins weren't cops?

If Joe's case ever does come to trial, he has available "But yer honor, they
NEEDED killin' " defense.


Even texas cops get busted for violating the law.
Your friend just happens to be lucky so far.

Prospects of selling a house next door to a "reformed" spreekiller?
 

The only way killers, rapists, molesters, etc should get out of jail
is in a casket!!!!


On Jun 17, 11:34*pm, richard wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:57:03 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:





Any realtors reading?

Let's say someone like Kip Kinkel - schizophrenic kid who killed his
parents and shot up his school about 10 years ago - got a commutation
of his sentence as some people think he should since they feel he was
a "victim" who didn't get the help he needed and was treated unfairly,
and was in the market to buy a house. They're convinced that with meds
and supervision he would probably have no problems living as a free
man.

I assume realtors aren't going to turn down his money so I imagine
he'd find someone to sell him a house, *but even if they make an
effort to conceal who the new neighbor is, I imagine at some point
word is going to get out that he lives in that house.

Would you even be able to give away any of the nearby houses once it
became common knowledge? Or, if a realtor made efforts to conceal this
fact when selling a neighboring house, do the buyers have any recourse?

So you're a card carrying member of NIMBY huh?

Any person who has served his time in incarceration, is entitled to
live somewhere. Technically, YOU, the prospective neighbor is not
necessarily entitled to know that this person WAS ever incarcerated.

Even if you did find out, there is no legal recourse you can take to
force him to move elsewhere.- Hide quoted text -

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