Environmental Hazards & Property Disclosure

This unit examines lead-based paint hazards in residential real estate, focusing on the federal Lead Disclosure Rule's requirements for disclosure, pamphlet delivery, inspection opportunities, and agent responsibilities when representing buyers or sellers of pre-1978 housing.

This unit examines asbestos hazards in real estate, including identification of asbestos-containing materials, health risks from exposure, federal and state regulatory requirements, disclosure obligations, and proper procedures for inspection and abatement in residential and commercial properties.

This unit examines radon gas and mold as common environmental hazards in residential real estate, covering health risks, testing and mitigation methods, disclosure requirements, and best practices for protecting buyers and managing seller and agent liability.

This unit examines underground storage tank contamination as a significant environmental liability in real estate, covering UST regulations, contamination risks, liability under federal Superfund law and state programs, disclosure requirements, and due diligence procedures for residential and commercial properties.

This unit examines wetlands regulation under the Clean Water Act and flood zone requirements under the National Flood Insurance Program, covering jurisdictional determinations, permitting, development restrictions, mandatory insurance, disclosure obligations, and implications for property transactions.

This unit examines environmental due diligence processes in real estate transactions, covering Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, ASTM standards, the 'all appropriate inquiries' rule, environmental representations and warranties, and strategies for managing environmental liability in residential and commercial transactions.