The Maitland residence was the home of Adam and Barbara Maitland, a recently married couple.
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Barbara and Adam cannot have a child together, therefore not have a family. Barbara's cousin Jane, the realtor who sold them the house wants them to move out for a family, as the house is too big for them. They both love the house, and plan to stay.
After their death, Adam and Barbara are unable to leave their house by normal means; instead of stepping into the outside of the living world they encounter strange deserts and sandworms or end up in the Afterlife Waiting Room. According to the Handbook for the Recently Deceased, they are required to remain in the house for 125 years before being allowed to enter the Great Beyond.
While Adam and Barbara are in the Afterlife, the Deetz Family, who purchased the house from Jane, have made drastic changes to their home in under three months. Therefore causing the Maitlands to take action in trying to scare the family and eventually release Beetlejuice.
At the end of this movie, we can see that the Deetz Family and the Maitlands are coexisting in the house together, with the Maitlands restoring pets of the house to how it appeared before their demise.
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Following Charles’ death, the family returns to Winter River for his funeral. Delia immediately makes preparations to sell the house and has it fully draped in black cloth during Charles’ wake. She later tells Astrid the worst thing Charles ever did to her was but the house without telling her. After the funeral, Delia signs the paperwork to proceed with selling the house.