Environmental
A Delaware property owner discovers an old dry cleaning facility formerly operated on a neighboring lot. What environmental concern should they have?
AResidual dry cleaning chemicals and equipment pose no real estate concerns
BPerchloroethylene (PERC) contamination of soil and groundwater from dry cleaning operations is a significant environmental liability concern✓ Correct
COnly the neighboring property has liability; adjacent owners are protected
DThis is only a concern if the dry cleaner was open after 1990
Explanation
Dry cleaning operations commonly used perchloroethylene (PERC), a volatile organic compound that is a known carcinogen. PERC contamination can migrate via groundwater, creating environmental liability for adjacent property owners.
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