Environmental
In New Mexico, 'environmental covenants' placed on contaminated properties that have been cleaned up are designed to:
APrevent any future use of the property
BRestrict certain uses (like residential) to ensure cleanup protectiveness and notify future owners of residual contamination✓ Correct
CRequire ongoing cleanup without end
DTransfer all liability to future owners
Explanation
Environmental covenants (institutional controls) restrict property uses to protect human health given residual contamination and notify future owners of cleanup history and use restrictions.
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Key Terms to Know
Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial 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.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA 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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