level 3 practice-environmental issues Flashcards
Law that provides funds to clean up brownfields (abandoned commercial/industrial sites)
The Brownfields Law
act that makes landowners responsible for cleanup of environmental contamination
CERCLA
Act that provides for planning and regulation of sewage systems
Pennsylvania Sewage and Facilities Act
the fibers are dangerous when inhaled because they can lodge in lungs and intestines,causing cancer
Asbestos
decontamination is a difficult process; public water is regularly tested for contaminants
Groundwater contamination
What must pass inspection stating they will not negatively impact environment
Septic tanks
What case decided that cities can exercise eminent domain to promote private economic development
kelo vs. Us
Abuse of a property by a person who holds possession through a life estate
Act of waste
An inheritable freehold estate that is defeasible (the grantor can terminate the title)
Qualified fee
A wife’s interest in the real estate of her deceased husband.
Dower
Rights of the owners of a bordering property to the use of a stationary body of water, such as a lake or sea
Littoral right
The person receiving title upon the death of the life tenant.
Remainderman
An inheritable estate
Fee simple
A type of defeasible estate recognized by the words “but if”. The estate continues unless a specific event occurs, in which case it terminates.
fee on condition
A husband’s interest in the real estate of his deceased wife.
curtesy
