NCh6 Property Conditions And Environmental Issues

Question 1

Where is lead found?

Answer 1

Paint pipes and soil

Question 2

What is required of all properties built before 1978 regarding lead?

Answer 2

A lead based paint disclosure

Question 3

Within how many days of the effective date of the contract does a buyer have the right to have the property inspected for lead?

Answer 3

Within 10 days

Question 4

Within how many days of the effective date does the buyer have the right to terminate the contract due to the results of that inspection by providing written notice to the seller?

Answer 4

Within 14 days

Question 5

Is there a duty to remediate lead?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

Does the lead-based paint disclosure allow buyers to also waive their right to let inspection?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

How long must the seller keep a record or a copy of the lead-based paint disclosure for?

Answer 7

At least three years from the sale date

Question 8

What type of establishments, when the improperly constructed can lead to groundwater contamination?

Answer 8

Landfills or waste disposal sites

Question 9

What should you recommend to your client if you believe they face contamination from a landfill or waste disposal site?

Answer 9

Water testing

Question 10

What type of facilities that are old, rusty or leaking can cause ground contamination?

Answer 10

Underground storage fuel tanks

Question 11

What should you recommend to your client? If you believe they may face contamination from an underground storage fuel tank?

Answer 11

Recommend water testing

Question 12

Which should you recommend to your client if you believe they may be affected by farming, herbicides, or pesticides

Answer 12

Water testing

Question 13

What type of insulating material is friable or easily, crumbled?

Answer 13

Asbestos

Question 14

What would you recommend to your client regarding asbestos on their property?

Answer 14

An asbestos abatement plan that might include removal encapsulation, and or enclosure, or sealing the area

Question 15

What is the naturally occurring colorless and odorless gas produced by the decay of radioactive materials in a rocks underground and usually entering homes through the foundation called

Answer 15

Radon

Question 16

This item needs water, oxygen, nutrients in the right temperature to grow and is usually found in newer homes with tighter construction

Answer 16

Mold

Question 17

Land that has never been previously developed is called

Answer 17

Greenfields

Question 18

Land able to be redeveloped like an empty Walmart is called

Answer 18

Greyfields

Question 19

Land known to be hazardous like an industrial site is called

Answer 19

Brownfields

Question 20

Tap water and potable water able to be used for drinking in food preparation is called

Answer 20

White or clear water

Question 21

Gently used water from your bathroom, sinks, showers, tubs, and washing machines is called

Answer 21

Greywater

Question 22

Wastewater from toilets, which likely contains pathogens is called

Answer 22

Black water

Question 23

The area where water covers the soil or is present, either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season, is called

Answer 23

Wetlands

Question 24

An area of wetlands can be called

Answer 24

Mire
Swamp
Marsh
Pete
Bog

Question 25

What organization oversees the national flood insurance program in the United States?

Answer 25

FEMA - federal emergency management agency

Question 26

Does a homeowners policy contains or provide coverage for flooding?

Answer 26

No

Question 27

What is the act that sets guidelines for emissions of hazardous air, pollutants, as well as wastewater standards for the industry, applying to all navigable waters, including wetlands, and administered by the EPA?

Answer 27

Clean Air and Water Acts

Question 28

What organization is charged with administering ALL environmental laws in the US and administers CERCLA?

Answer 28

EPA environmental protection agency

Question 29

What act was passed in 1980 and created the super fund to help pay for the cleanup of hazardous spills and waste?

Answer 29

CERCLA comprehensive, environmental response, compensation and liability act

Question 30

What is the purpose of CERCLA?

Answer 30

To set guidelines for the cleanup of hazardous waste and spills

Question 31

When the superfund ran out of money, what act was passed to increase the balance available for cleanups?

Answer 31

SARA - Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act

Question 32

What should be recommended on any property where there is a reason to believe there might be hazardous materials on site?

Answer 32

Phase 1 ESA

Question 33

For government projects, what will be done to determine the effect of the project on the community?

Answer 33

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)