Environmental hazards and regulations Flashcards
Discovering environmental hazards
Licensee must know, when, and how to get assistance from expert
Do you have obligation to your clients to recommend soil, air, and water to be tested?
When you make recommendations to client to have testing done, keep record of recommendation, clients, written response of proof that you have done your part to make your client aware of the possibility of issues
Disclosing, environmental hazards
If your client discovers environmental issue, you have responsibility to disclose any such issues to all parties and transaction
You must disclose and are obligated to disclose any environmental issue, even if Client asked you not to do so
You can be held liable, if any issues are not disclosed
Where should you look for potential environmental concerns?
The area where the homes built, outside the home, and inside the home
Which of the following scenarios accurately represents your environmental disclosure responsibility as a real estate licensee
You must disclose all known environmental hazards for both residential and commercial properties
Of any known not suspected D fax, regardless of any type of property
What is licensee‘s responsibility when the licensee suspects and environmental issue exist on a property
No one, where, and how to seek expert assistance regarding environmental issues
If you suspect there might be an environmental issue with a property or selling, but you’re not sure, what should you do?
Ask a lot of questions, ask for help, and disclosed everything if she is do not exist
Where asbestos?
Rocks and soil, flooring, heating systems
Wall and ceiling, paint, ceiling tiles, insulation vinyl floor, insulation around hot water and steam pipe
What is bad about lead paint?
Homes built prior to 1978 have lead paint
Children under the age of six or more severely affected
Adults are affected as well
Let Kim cause, behavioral problems and learning disabilities and children
The clients are interested in buying or selling a home built before 1978. What are the requirements?
Disclose any known lead hazards in the home
Provide a lead safety pamphlet to prospective buyers
Lead renovations, and lead abatement
Abatement:
Done with intention of making home lead free
Involves a government agency
Renovation :
Repairs and remodeling fall under the category
Lead paint, inspection, contingency
The seller can correct the conditions
The buyer can accept property as is
The seller can make a counter offer
Be sure to talk to your client who is purchasing a home built before 1978
Radon can be found where
Soil, private wells
Dealing with Radon
Detection kit and test the home
Hire a professional to test for the presence of radon
You cannot replace materials used in construction of 1978 or earlier homes. It occurs naturally in the environment and was not used in manufacturing or construction products. Replacing these items will likely not reduce the levels.
Urea formaldehyde foam insulation UFFI
I found an insulation before the mid-1980s
Volatile organic compounds VOCs
Air, fresheners, paint, building materials, everywhere
Emission sources of carbon monoxide
Gas furnace
Gas stove
Attached garage cars made in that harmful carbon monoxide
When Ledah’s present, what rule covers remodeling of the property?
Lead removal repair and paint RRP rule
Lead removal and Repair and renovation RRR rule
Lead renovation repair, and painting, RRP rule
Lead repair or replace and painting RRP rule
Lead renovation, Repair, and painting RRP rule
The lead renovation, Repair, and painting RRP roll covers, remodeling, additions, and, scraping for paint preparation of property is known to contain lead
———— is called the silent killer because it’s odorless, tasteless and deadly
Carbon monoxide
The presidential lead-based paint has a reduction act, requires sellers, landlords, and their agents to——— any known lead hazards in the home
Disclose
Which one of the following is a substance found in air, fresheners, cleansers, pink, building materials that are high levels can make indoor air quality toxic?
BPA
Natural sents
pCBs
VOCs
VOCs
Which one of the following actions is recommended and in some states required method for protecting occupants of a home from carbon monoxide poisoning?
Install carbon monoxide an alarm
Who is the most vulnerable to lead poisoning and its affects
Children
Men
Pets
Elders
Children
Which one of the following is a reason mold is an environmental issue
It down just let it grows on, and Kevin unhealthy to humans
Which of the following statements is true about Radon?
It’s a mermaid chemical
It’s naturally occurring as
It’s only a problem outdoors
It’s a natural occurring gas
Waste disposal sites
Referred to as landfills
To ensure Public Safety call, Rachel, and welfare the construction, location, and content of landfills are regulated at federal, state and local levels
Special purpose landfills are usually located in Revolt areas away from human contact and are subject to strict regulations to prevent this game of toxic substances
According to APA, the biggest health and environmental concerns surrounding landfills are related to uncontrolled surface emissions, a landfill gases into the air
Decommission, landfills, and their uses
Golf courses
School playground
Parks
Townhomes
Capping for landfills
Capping is what is done to the landfill put out of commission
Covering a landfill the soil, and planting grass to enhance the sides aesthetic value
Ventilation pipes our place from base through the cat to expel any accumulated natural gas is caused by decomposition of the waist
Test wells are installed on site and monitor to ensure that the ground water doesn’t become contaminated
What is a Brownfield?
Abandoned or otherwise, unused commercial or industrial waste site
What is the purpose of Brownfields law?
To provide funds to assess and clean up Brownfields
CERCLAs primary purpose and what do they do?
To respond to spills that may danger, public health or environment
To clean up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
Evaluates potential sites for inclusion in the NPL
Identifies parties responsible for properties identified as superfund sites
Negotiate with responsible parties to perform or pay for cleanup of the site
In which case can a land owner receive innocent land owner immunity status
SARA amended
The land owner had no knowledge of damage
The pollution was caused by a third-party
The land owner perform due diligence on the property, was purchased to ensure that no contamination was president
The landowner purchased the property after the contamination occurred
Underground storage tank locations
Older homes to store heating oriole
Commercial or industrial buildings to store chemicals
Basement pipes leading to no where
Vents sticking out of the ground
Research showing the use of underground tank
Plate covering the oil fill area
Elements of UST program underground storage tank program
Agency or source to assist with information about USTS = division of water, quality
An investor is interested in purchasing a rehabilitating a Brownfield property. Which of the following is likely to be true?
Many localities would rather these sites it empty for fear of disturbing the soil
Investor probably can’t get a loan for the property
The price will likely be so high that he will need additional capital
The state probably has a program to help finance the purchase and rehabilitation of the property
The state probably has a program to help him finance the purchase and rehabilitation of the property
What is the term for site identified by the EPA under the comprehensive, environmental response, compensation, and liability act?
CERCLA site
Hazardous environmental community cleanup HECC site
Superfund site
Waste renovation, environmental need WREN site
Superfund site
Is a site identified by the EPA as requiring clean up of hazardous waste under the CRCLA
What role does the Brownfields Law play in assessment and clean up of unused commercial/industrial sites that may contain hazardous waste?
Ensure safe operation of storage tanks
Overseas the assessment and clean up
It provides funds
Provides manpower for clean up
It provides funds
The Brownfields log was enacted in 2002 to provide funds that help assess and clean up Brownfields
A client purchases at an old industrial site needed of environment, clean up. But they don’t have cash and put clean up on hold. The EPA hired its own crew. To deal with underground water issues because of industrial Sullivan’s and and build the client when the job is complete. If the client doesn’t pay the bill what could happen
The EPA can seek damage in court for after three times the actual cleanup costs
Lines and drainage pipes are installed in which location to prevent waste from polluting groundwater
Landfills
Liners and drainage pipes are installed in landfills to prevent the waves from polluting ground water
A licensee working with a property near a superfund site must
Disclose the existence of environmental hazard in the area
An abandoned or otherwise, unused commercial or industrial site that contains suspected contaminants is a/ what?
A Brownfield
Natural hazard zones
FEMA identified = special flood, hazard zone
Damn failure = area, potential flooding
Designated by local agency = high fire, hazard area
Identified by state board = forest, fire, hazard area
Identified by state geologist = earthquake, fault zone
Landslides or liquefaction = Seismic hazard area
Local environmental awareness
What should you do to ensure you are following local requirements for environmental disclosure and to advise your clients about natural elements you need to the area where they are purchasing
Ask your broker
Consider local weather
Identify county environmental requirements or restrictions
What is important to real estate professionals in California about the following environmental hazards: flood, hazard zone, flooding, fire, forest fire, hazard area, earthquake, fault, zone, Seismic hazard area
These are six natural hazard areas that require disclosure in California
What is the danger of Seismic hazard area
Landslides or liquefaction
Hey special flood hazard zone is one of the six natural hazards that must be disclosed. How are special flood hazard zones identified?
By the federal emergency management agency FEMA
In what way other than actual fire does owning property and a designated forest fire hazard area affect homeowners
They may not receive fire protection services
