CERCLA — Superfund Liability

National · Disclosures & Environmental — free cheat sheet for the real estate licensing exam.

⚠️ Disclosures & Environmental

📋 The 1-minute cheat sheet

Federal cleanup law for contaminated sites (Superfund)
Liability is STRICT (no fault needed), JOINT & SEVERAL (any one party can owe all), RETROACTIVE
Current AND past owners can be liable
Innocent landowner defense: did ALL appropriate inquiry (Phase I ESA) before buying
Phase I = records/site review; Phase II = testing; Phase III = cleanup

Is CERCLA — Superfund Liability on the real estate exam?

Yes. Disclosures & Environmental is a scored domain on the real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the national portion.

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