Environmental

Lead-based paint disclosure requirements under federal law apply to residential properties built before:

A1960

B1968

C1978✓ Correct

D1986

Explanation

Federal law (the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act) requires disclosure of known lead-based paint and hazards in housing built before 1978, when lead paint was banned for residential use.

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Key Terms to Know

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

Official permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.

The power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.

Adverse Possession

A doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.

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Disclosure Requirements

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