Must a seller of real estate disclose the property’s defects to a potential buyer? The general rule is caveat emptor (buyer beware). This means buyers are responsible for reasonably investigating what they are buying before buying it. The caveat emptor rule is supported by the language of widely used standard contract forms promulgated by the Colorado Real Estate Commission, which state: “Unless otherwise provided in this Contract, Buyer acknowledges that Seller is conveying the Property to Buyer in an ‘as is’ condition, ‘where is’ and ‘with all faults.’â€
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