( Longview, Texas ) - After watching an episode of Law & Order: SVU the other day, I turned to my wife and asked, "If the character was selling that house, would they have to tell the buyer about what happened there?" It's a legitimate question. I would want to know if something happened in a home I was going to buy.

So what does Texas law have to say about this subject? It's not as cut and dry as you would think. Some things you do have to say, others you don't.

Crime in a Home Being Sold

It's not out of the realm of possibility for something tragic to happen in a home anywhere in Texas ( texasrealestate.com ). A person could die suddenly for no reason other than it was their time. Someone could break into a home and take the homeowner's life. The person living there may get to a p

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