Environmental Hazards & Property Disclosure

Environmental hazard identification and disclosure requirements. Lead-based paint, asbestos, radon, mold, and underground storage tanks.

6 Units

Early Units (Foundation)

Building Skills

Advanced Concepts

Capstone/Synthesis

Lead-Based Paint Hazards and Disclosure Requirements

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.

20 minutes

Asbestos Hazards in Real Estate Transactions

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.

20 minutes

Radon Gas and Mold Hazards in Real Estate

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.

20 minutes

Underground Storage Tanks and Soil Contamination

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.

20 minutes

Wetlands Regulation and Flood Zone Requirements

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.

20 minutes

Environmental Due Diligence in Real Estate 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.

20 minutes

Learning Progression

This course is designed to be taken sequentially. Earlier units establish foundational concepts that later units build upon. While you can explore units in any order, following the numbered sequence provides the most coherent learning experience.