Environmental
A West Virginia home buyer is concerned about potential arsenic contamination from an old pesticide application on a former orchard site. The buyer should request:
AA standard home inspection
BSoil testing for heavy metals as part of environmental due diligence✓ Correct
CA radon test only
DA termite inspection
Explanation
Former orchard sites may have soil contaminated with arsenic-based pesticides (such as lead arsenate) historically used in fruit production. Soil testing for heavy metals is appropriate environmental due diligence for such properties.
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Comparable Sales (Comps)
Recently sold properties similar in size, condition, and location used by appraisers and agents to estimate a property's market value.
ZoningLocal 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.
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