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Haunted rentals: advertising a ghostly room

Posted on Wednesday, 25 November, 2009 | 9 comments

In the housing market homeowners and property managers do their best to attract renters to their advertisements including a growing trend to claim their property to be haunted - but how well can such claims be trusted ?

The Tucson housing market is teeming with houses and apartments for rent. On Craigslist alone, hundreds of rental opportunities scream for attention. Homeowners and property managers try to convey that one unique quality that will draw the eyes of a potential renter to their ad.

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#5 Posted by hoosier girl on 25 November, 2009, 7:36
This does not surprise me. I just wonder how many people would avoid the property/ room based upon the information that it is haunted. While a haunted place may be fun to visit living in one is whole other story.

#6 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: on 25 November, 2009, 9:24
Depends on the type of haunting and the type of person you are. My parents house is believed to be haunted by my grandmother. It was, beforehand, my grandparents house on my mother's side in the first place. She died six years before I was born. I've experienced the typical footsteps, w...

#7 Posted by Ebonykrow on 25 November, 2009, 15:17
In Kentucky, if you believe your house to be haunted, it's against the law to put it up for sale without making sure possible buyers know about it. That includes calling in a team to verify/debunk paranormal activity.

#8 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: on 26 November, 2009, 8:32
Really? Interesting law. Reminds me how Skamania County in Washington made it illegal to kill a Bigfoot under penalty of $1,000 fine and five years in jail.

#9 Posted by behaviour??? on 26 November, 2009, 11:21
I dont think people will risk life.....But may be Thanks B???

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