“The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living,” Cicero said. The question for brokers is: Are they required to place it there?In New York State, brokers showing apartments are only required to disclose material defects, such as bedbugs, leaky pipes, and broken heaters. There is nothing in the law that compels them to talk about a property’s history as the site of a death or a crime. Brokers who voluntarily disclose such information … [more]