Welcome back to Avery After Dark. I am your host, Avery Ross. I want to start this episode with a question. Would you buy a haunted

house? In a survey, a group of people were asked this question, and most were put off by the

idea of buying a house if it was haunted. Of those surveyed, only about a third would be willing to buy a

haunted house, but would expect a major discount

on the asking price. Okay, now I want you to put yourself on the other side of things. If you

put your house on the market and it's haunted, do you have to inform the seller of the ghostly

activity? Hi, there's a leaky roof. The neighbor on the right is kind of a pain in the butt. Oh, and this house is riddled with ghosts. Good luck getting a solid night's sleep here. Now here, sign on the dotted line. I mean, would you be ticked off if you purchased a house only to move in and find that it's packed with ghosts? By law, does someone have to disclose if their home is haunted? In some cases,

yes, you do. As one seller in New York discovered, they were being sued for not disclosing

the paranormal activity in their home to new buyers. Yes, sued. And the case wound up in the New York

Supreme Court, where it was deemed that this woman's

home was, quote, legally haunted. It's referred to and now known as the Ghostbusters ruling. This case

is a perfect blend between the supernatural and true crime. Today we're talking about a real-life

haunting and court case that transpired in New York

in the 90s, and it's shocking. Let's get into it. It all began with Helen and George Ackley.

In 1967, they were in the market for a new home in Nyack, New York, a home they could grow into

with their young children. Nyack, New York is a small, quaint village founded in 1883 with a population of just more than 6,000

people.

The village still really holds on to that late 19th century charm.

They toured a few other homes in the area, but one stuck out to them.

Richard Ellis of Ellis Realty took George and Helen through one particular home, and they fell in love.

The home was one Leveta place.

The gorgeous Queen and Victorian-style home sits right on the Hudson Riverfront,

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