Reducing Environmental Liability for Pre-Existing Conditions: Wise Uses of All Appropriate Inquiries, Continuing Obligations, and ASTM Standards

As environmental contamination continues to present problems for owners and potential buyers of commercial real estate, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to develop its policies surrounding hazardous substance contamination and liability protection. Potential buyers of real estate can avoid being held responsible for cleanup of environmental contamination-as long as they follow EPA's All Appropriate Inquiries and Continuing Obligations.

In this book, Cik reviews EPA's standards and examines how they apply to an environmental site, how potential real estate buyers can best comply in order to ensure they are protected under these regulations, and how property owners can meet the requirements to maintain such protection. Throughout the book, he introduces the reader to new EPA regulations and reveals how new standards affect the procedures that property owners and potential buyers must follow. Cik clarifies this complicated process and explores these standards through a comprehensive yet accessible look at the requirements of each.