Exam 24: Real Property and Environmental Law

​Refuse Reuse & Disposal Center operates a recycling plant. Stan and other Refuse Reuse neighbors file a suit, alleging injuries from the plant. To succeed, they must show that the defendant failed to use reasonable care if the suit is based on

Regulations governing air pollution cover mobile and stationary sources. Those who may be subject to penalties for violations of the Clean Air Act include

BioChemical Disposal Corporation operates a hazardous waste storage facility. ChemCo Inc. buys BioChemical before it is discovered that the firm's disposal practices violated CERCLA. With respect to these violations, Superfund imposes on ChemCo

A fixed-term tenancy is created when property is leased for a specified period of time.

Under the Clean Water Act, criminal penalties apply whether a violation was intentional or unintentional.

Public water systems operators must come as close as possible to meeting the Environmental Protection Agency's standards by using any available technology.

Refer to Fact Pattern 24-1. The court is most likely to award Robyn damages

A&B Storage, Inc., signs a six-month lease to occupy a warehouse. This is

The National Park Service hires Outdoor Play, Inc., to replace outdated playground equipment in a handful of national parks. For this action, which does not require a significant monetary commitment, an environmental impact statement is most likely

A sublease releases the tenant from his or her obligations to pay under the lease.

A license is a right to go onto land owned by another and take away some part of the land itself or some product of the land.

Those who knowingly violate the Clean Air Act may be subject to criminal penalties.

Surface and subsurface rights cannot be separated.

The operations of Commercial Concrete, Inc., are major sources of air pollution. These operations must use

To be valid, a deed must contain a legally sufficient description of the land.

Property used by a government for a public purpose such as a park is community property.

Samantha occupies a house on her mother Ruth's farm without paying rent. Either party can terminate this arrangement without notice. This is

Cierra rents an apartment from Damian that floods whenever there is a heavy rain. Damian refuses to fix the problem. Damian has breached

​Energy Resources, Inc., operates an oil refinery near Forest River, which flows into Grove Lake. Discharging oil from the refinery into the river can result in an assessment of

Maggie uses John's garage to store her car. She does not pay rent. John decides that he needs the garage for his own car. To terminate this tenancy at will, John