Definition of "Material fact"

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Significant information that if disclosed would affect an individual's decision. For example, a buyer would probably not enter into a contract with a seller of real property if it was known that the seller was a criminal.

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S Street S Street said:

is mobile phone base station statistics for a property a material fact?

Aug 25, 2018  20:03:45

 
Real Estate Agent

You could certainly make a case for it if the static is unbearable. 
But we don't think it would be a strong case, especially because there's a lot of other reasons that increases and attenuates static, and a lot of workarounds that.

Aug 27, 2018  11:20:31
 
 
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