Chapter 23

Disclosures and environmental hazards

What a seller and an agent must reveal about a property

An explorable chapter on disclosures and environmental hazards for the real estate exam: seller disclosure statements, latent and patent defects, "as is" sales and stigmatized property, the federal lead-based paint rule, radon, asbestos, mold, underground tanks, Superfund liability, environmental site assessments and flood zones.

1. 23.1
   Seller disclosures and the agent's dutyLatent and patent, and why "as is" is not a shield
2. 23.2
   Lead-based paintFederal steps for housing built before 1978
3. 23.3
   Hazards in and around a houseRadon, asbestos, mold, UFFI, buried tanks, wells and septic
4. 23.4
   Contaminated land and flood zonesSuperfund liability, site assessments, flood insurance
5. 23.5
   Inspect a house, then sell itFind it, fix it, disclose it, or pay for it

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