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Land-Use Regulations and Environmental Issues- Chap. 9
Essential of New Jersey Real Estate, 12th Edition
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Real Estate & Planning
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09/25/2016

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Asbestos
Definition
now-banned hazardous mineral once used for insulation

 

 

Term
Building codes

 

 

Definition
standards for construction

 

 

Term
Building permit

 

 

Definition
permission for construction

 

 

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CERCLA

 

 

Definition
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

 

 

Term
Certificate of occupancy

 

 

Definition
inspector’s approval for human habitation

 

 

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Condemnation

 

 

Definition
court action by which government takes property

 

 

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Deed restriction

 

 

Definition
limit on use of property set by seller

 

 

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Department of Environmental Protection

 

 

Definition
New Jersey agency overseeing natural resources

 

 

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Eminent domain

 

 

Definition
government’s power to take property for public use

 

 

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Escheat

 

 

Definition
reversion of property to the state when intestate owner dies without heirs

 

 

Term
Exclusionary zoning

 

 

Definition
discriminatory local regulations

 

 

Term
Lead-based paint

 

 

Definition
once widely used wall covering containing a now-banned metal

 

 

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Master plan

 

 

Definition
primary method by which local governments recognize development goals

 

 

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Nonconforming use

 

 

Definition
existing use that doesn’t meet current zoning standards

 

 

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Police power

 

 

Definition
government’s right to regulate for health and safety

 

 

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Radon

 

 

Definition
a naturally occurring radioactive gas

 

 

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Variance

 

 

Definition
a use that does not meet zoning requirements

 

 

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Zoning ordinance

 

 

Definition
municipal restriction on uses of real estate in various areas

 

 

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