Haunted addresses on record in South Carolina
What South Carolina requires
South Carolina law protects sellers and real estate agents from liability for staying silent about a death on the property, its manner, or any other psychological stigma, including a reputation for being haunted. That protection only covers silence, though — the same statute says an owner can't lie if a buyer asks a direct question about it.
South Carolina has a stigmatized-property statute, S.C. Code § 27-50-90, part of the Residential Property Condition Disclosure Act. It says an owner is not required to disclose that a property may be "psychologically affected," and no cause of action can arise against an owner for failing to disclose that a death occurred on the property or the manner of that death, that an occupant had a disease highly unlikely to spread through normal use of the dwelling, or public sex-offender-registry information about the area.
South Carolina has no death-disclosure duty comparable to California's three-year window under Civil Code § 1710.2. Under § 27-50-90 there's no time limit at all — sellers simply aren't required to bring up a death, however it happened (natural, disease, suicide, or homicide) or however long ago.
The ask rule is written directly into the statute: subsection (C) says the protection does not preclude a claim against an owner who makes intentional misrepresentations in response to a direct inquiry from a buyer or prospective buyer about psychological effects or stigmas associated with the property. In plain terms, silence is protected, but a direct lie in response to a direct question isn't.
South Carolina's statute doesn't mention hauntings by name, but real estate commentary in the state (including South Carolina REALTORS' own guidance) treats a reputation for being haunted as exactly the kind of psychological stigma § 27-50-90 covers — sellers and agents don't have to volunteer it, but a direct "is this place haunted?" question should be answered honestly. No South Carolina court appears to have taken up a haunted-house case comparable to New York's Stambovsky v. Ackley.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change and turn on details — for a real decision, talk to a licensed professional in South Carolina.
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