Environmental
A Connecticut buyer is purchasing a property near a former industrial site. The buyer's attorney recommends an environmental lien search. This search is designed to identify:
AAll mortgages on the property
BRecorded environmental liens or activity and use limitations (AULs) on the property from state or federal environmental cleanups✓ Correct
CZoning violations on the property
DHistoric preservation restrictions
Explanation
An environmental lien search identifies recorded environmental liens (from CERCLA or state cleanup programs) and activity and use limitations (AULs)—legal restrictions on future uses of remediated property—that would affect the buyer's ability to use the property.
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