Environmental
Under Massachusetts Chapter 21E, a lender who forecloses on contaminated property and then actively participates in management may be liable as:
AA passive investor
BAn operator✓ Correct
CA secured creditor only
DAn innocent landowner
Explanation
Massachusetts Chapter 21E (Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Material Release Prevention Act) provides a secured creditor exemption, but lenders who actively manage or operate contaminated property may lose that exemption and be deemed an 'operator' with cleanup liability.
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