Environmental
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA/Superfund) makes current property owners potentially liable for:
AOnly the cleanup costs they personally caused
BCleanup costs from contamination caused by prior owners✓ Correct
CEnvironmental violations by neighboring property owners
DStorm water runoff from adjacent streets
Explanation
CERCLA imposes strict, joint, and several liability on current property owners for cleanup costs, even if the contamination was caused by prior owners. This is a major concern in commercial real estate due diligence.
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