There is no specific stigmatized property law in the State of Kentucky. If you want to know whether there has been a murder, suicide, violent crime or ghost in a particular home, you must ask the question. Once asked, the seller or the seller’s agent must disclose the information. However, without being asked, there may be instances where the seller has not disclosed such information, and by law is not bound to disclose. Likewise, as a seller, you must determine whether a murder, suicide, violent crime or ghost in your property has created a stigma and therefore a defect. If it is the reason that you are moving, you may want to disclose it, as that has become a stigma to you. My advice would be to disclose it anyway, as it is always better to have a knowledgeable buyer rather than one who feels duped after the closing. Buyers will find out the details of the property from neighbors or others once they move in, so it seems wise to disclose all known facts about the property.
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