Would you leave it be, remove it, or just take away the marker and pretend it wasn't there?
2007-07-27 17:36:16 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
It would absolutely be wrong to just remove the marker. Setting yourself up for some bad karma. If the grave stays, the marker needs to stay as well.
Leaving it or moving it would depend upon the house, the history that goes with the house, and the marker itself. I would assume this is an older house, rural setting or a very old neighborhood. Given that, if the marker is not dominant -- I would think you would have noticed it before you purchased if it was dominant -- I would leave it. It may deter a few potential buyers, but I don't think that it would be a large number. On the positive side, it gives the house a bit of history and may actually increase the appeal to some buyers.
The expense involved in getting it moved will vary depending upon where you are. You may need to buy a cemetery plot and you will need a licensed funeral director to handle the disinterment and reinterment. This expense would be another reason to leave it, again assuming the marker is not a major presence.
2007-07-27 17:51:32 · answer #1 · answered by be_a_lert 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would be finding out why it wasn't previously disclosed by the former owner and sue them if it was found to effected my property values on the property. If it doesn't effect property value then you don't have a case. I would also find out if the agent knew about it as if you can prove she was involved in a cover up that led to the non disclosure then you can have a case against the agent. BUT if the owner hid it from the agent as well then you can not sue the agent. She can not disclose something that has not been disclosed to her. The former property owner that actually lived on the property is responsible for disclosures, not the agent who didn't ever live on the property, unless you can prove the owner disclosed it to them and they covered it up.
Other than that I'm going to leave it there as long as it is a legal grave (going to research that the person's death was properly documented) and someone hadn't covered up a murder or something. But tried to pass it off as a legal death.
Then after all that if it's a legal grave and documented death then I'm going to leave it undisturbed but make sure it is disclosed to the new owner when I sell the property because I do not want to be sued.
2007-07-27 22:23:57 · answer #2 · answered by Wicked Good 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would leave the markers especially if they were interesting. I love old grave yards and go for walks in them. My one regret when I visited New Orleans in 99 is that I didn't visit the grave yards. My 7 year old and I both enjoy the old grave markers and the inscriptions. I don't fear death and I never have. Not that I want to die because I don't.
I've got way too much to do yet. Anyhow, my answer would be that I'd just live with it because it wouldn't bother me.
2007-07-27 18:00:24 · answer #3 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leave it there and create a respectable grave marker. In doing so you could give this lost soul the well deserved rest and respect that their relatives did not. Also, plant some flowers.
2007-07-27 18:24:49 · answer #4 · answered by lala 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go back into the records..try to find the history of the grave itself..If you can find some interesting facts about the person buried there...maybe civil war info etc..it could actually add to the price of the "flip' if you can throw PROVEN history in there with it!
2007-07-28 00:04:20 · answer #5 · answered by pcbeachrat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the first thing I would do is contact your local law enforcement and tell them of your find. You could also go to the recorders or tax collectors office and see who all the prior owners were then contact them to see if they remember leaving something behind. You could also contact your local historical society and see if they have any info on the piece of property you bought.
2007-07-27 19:09:44 · answer #6 · answered by Hot Lips 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of the above. Check into the local ordinances. There may be restrictions on this property because of the grave. It could be a touchy thing.
2007-07-27 18:13:04 · answer #7 · answered by marks 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I got to play with a lot of fossils, so I guess it will not really disturb me!! My ex was so scared with so many dino and sabertoothed tiger skulls in our bedroom, that she moved house...;)
Actually, where I was living not long time ago, was so much populated during its history, that even thinking that your land was virgin of any skeleton remains was considered utopic... Maybe only here in America, it is different!
2007-07-27 17:49:05 · answer #8 · answered by Jedi squirrels 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I will leave it be there is no need to remove it iand i will Live in it me and the demons
2007-07-27 18:24:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would probably run it as a haunted house attraction and charge ppl admission fee.
2007-07-27 18:13:17 · answer #10 · answered by floozy_niki 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋