Re:Zillow lost money because they weren't willing to lose money
by andi999 on Saturday November 27, 2021 @02:06PM
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Apart from that of course you can sue anybody for anything (with more or less success); why would that be the case here? I mean isnt if neighbours are annoying a subjective thing? Do you know of any court ruling which implies one has to disclose the state of the neighbours?
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Re:Zillow lost money because they weren't willing to lose money
by elliekelly on Saturday November 27, 2021 @02:55PM
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There is a famous (among first year law students) case[1] that seems relevant given the nature of the issue is one a buyer would not reasonably be able to ascertain on their own. One possible point of differentiation: ghosts are a permanent defect on the value of the property while loud children living next door would probably only torment the homeowner for a decade or so at most.
The opinion is famous not just for its unusual fact pattern but also because the Judge clearly had quite a lot of fun working in other-worldly puns and references while writing it.
Re:Zillow lost money because they weren't willing to lose money
by bscphil on Saturday November 27, 2021 @07:57PM
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Despite quoting the ruling at length multiple times in the article, there's not a single link to the actual ruling on that page, so far as I can find. Never change, Wikipedia.
This seems to be the opinion: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=329068483649083...
Re:Zillow lost money because they weren't willing to lose money
by ricardobayes on Saturday November 27, 2021 @02:31PM
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Yes, and even if something is super annoying, it might be legal. For example they listened to music until 2-3 in the morning a lot of cases. Thumping reggaeton. And while it for sure wasn't over legal limit by decibel, the bass made my bed shake.