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19 Cards in this Set
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Alluvion
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Ownership of land resulting from an actual soil increase as a result of accretion
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SARA
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Legislation creating an innocent landowner defense
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Wetlands
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Land areas used for conservation
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Building code
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Law that determines the height and length requirements for stairs
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Nonconforming use
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The only commercial building in a residential neighborhood said to have "grandfathered in"
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Ad valorem
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"According to value"
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Downzoning
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Changing land use that diminishes land value
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Condemnation
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Method by which government takes and pays for private property
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Restrictive covenants
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Restrictions requiring all neighborhood homes be painted earth tones
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EPA
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Oversees federal environmental issues
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Radon
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Odorless radioactive gas
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Variance
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Permission from the city government to build closer to a lot line than normally allowed by zoning
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Accretion
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An increase in land due to the gradual addition of clay, silt, sand, or gravel
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Avulsion
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Sudden washing away of land
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Eminent domain
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Right of the government to take private property for public use or benefit
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Friable
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The characteristic name for disintegrating abestos
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CERCLA
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Known as the "Superfund"
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LUST
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Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
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Lead
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In the bloodstream this can cause mental retardation
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