Does a home seller have to disclose the property’s condition in Idaho?
In Idaho, the seller of residential real property with one to four dwelling units (or an individually owned unit in a building of any size) must deliver a signed and dated property disclosure form on the state’s prescribed form to the buyer within 10 days of accepting the buyer’s offer, and the buyer may rescind within three business days of receiving it by a signed written notice naming the specific disclosure objected to. On rescission the seller must return the buyer’s deposits, and the buyer incurs no legal liability to the seller. A person who willfully or negligently fails to perform a duty under the chapter is liable for the buyer’s actual damages. Court-ordered and foreclosure transfers, transfers by a fiduciary, transfers between co-owners or to a spouse or lineal relative, and sales of newly built homes never lived in are exempt, although the seller of a new home must still declare annexation and city service status. Federal law separately requires a lead-based paint disclosure when selling most homes built before 1978. This is Idaho Code §§ 55-2503, 55-2504, 55-2505, 55-2509, 55-2515, 55-2517.
| What | Idaho |
|---|---|
| Seller disclosure | Required within 10 days; 3 business days to rescind |
| Kind of rule | A written property condition statement is required |
What the statute says
“Every transferor shall deliver, in accordance with section 55-2510 , Idaho Code, a signed and dated copy of the completed disclosure form to each prospective transferee or his agent within ten (10) days of transferor’s acceptance of transferee’s offer.”
Quoted word for word from the section’s text.
Source
Idaho Code §§ 55-2503, 55-2504, 55-2505, 55-2509, 55-2515, 55-2517
Read the statute in the Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature): legislature.idaho.gov.
Checked against the statute on November 15, 2026.
This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.
How Seayora uses this rule
This page states the state’s rule so the costs and paperwork of a sale can be checked against it before a contract is signed. An owner on Seayora keeps each property’s owners of record and its documents in one place.
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