Environmental
In Wyoming, a geologic hazard disclosure should be considered when selling property in areas prone to:
AStrong winds only
BLandslides, expansive soils, earthquake activity (in western Wyoming), and ground subsidence from mining✓ Correct
COnly flooding from rivers
DOnly drought conditions
Explanation
Wyoming has various geologic hazards: landslide potential in steep terrain, expansive soils that expand when wet (damaging foundations), seismic activity in western Wyoming near the Yellowstone volcanic system and Teton fault, and subsidence over underground mines. These are material facts that should be disclosed.
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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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