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[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Forum Board ] [ FAQ ] Get familiar with EPA regs.... Posted by Ward-CA- on May 29, 2003 at 11:24 AM In Reply to: Old Landfill posted by Barry on May 29, 2003 at 9:17 AM : Help : I bought a 10 acre tract at a tax sale. The property looked like any other tract until I had some dozier work done. They discovered 2 old barrels that had the word Dupont on the side. Upon further investigation I've found out that this was a landfill some 40 years ago. Any suggestions on who is responsible, how to proceed, and who will pay for the cleanup if necessary =•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•= Barry, I think that federal EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) regulations require that the present owner bears the cost and responsiblity of clean-up of any potentially harmful substances discovered on her property, regardless of how it got there, or the lack of proper seller disclosure when the property was bought, etc. Did you happen to buy the property in a corporate entity, or an LLC or Title holding trust? If you did you might not be personally responsible. At this point I’d have a talk with the entity who sold you the property about the possibility of rescinding the sale. Follow Ups: Post a Followup: Name : E-Mail : Subject : Comments: : : Help : : I bought a 10 acre tract at a tax sale. The property looked like any other tract until I had some dozier work done. They discovered 2 old barrels that had the word Dupont on the side. Upon further investigation I've found out that this was a landfill some 40 years ago. Any suggestions on who is responsible, how to proceed, and who will pay for the cleanup if necessary : =•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•= : Barry, : I think that federal EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) regulations require that the present owner bears the cost and responsiblity of clean-up of any potentially harmful substances discovered on her property, regardless of how it got there, or the lack of proper seller disclosure when the property was bought, etc. : Did you happen to buy the property in a corporate entity, or an LLC or Title holding trust? If you did you might not be personally responsible. At this point I’d have a talk with the entity who sold you the property about the possibility of rescinding the sale. Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Forum Board ] [ FAQ ] WWWAdmin 2.0a © 1997 Matt Wright and DBasics Software Company, All Rights Reserved

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