Did You Know?

Though many people might feel as though they're purely fictional, haunted houses have actually found their way into the American legal system. In 1991, the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division ruled, in the case of Stambovsky v. Ackley, that a seller must disclose that a house has a reputation of being haunted because such a reputation could impair the value of the home. While the decision didn't claim haunted houses are real, the ruling did acknowledge that reputation for being haunted requires disclosure to any prospective buyers.