Environmental
Under CERCLA (Superfund), an 'innocent landowner' defense may be available to a Louisiana property purchaser who:
APurchased property at a tax sale without knowledge of contamination
BConducted appropriate all-appropriate inquiries (AAI) before purchase and had no knowledge of contamination✓ Correct
CInherited contaminated property
DPurchased commercial property more than 20 years ago
Explanation
CERCLA's innocent landowner defense requires that the purchaser conducted all-appropriate inquiries (AAI) — a Phase I environmental site assessment — before acquisition and had no actual knowledge of contamination. This protects buyers who did their due diligence.
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