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Arizona Disclosure Reports and Environmental Inspections

Sunland Home Inspection

Neighborhood Environmental Report™ &

Arizona Disclosure Reports

At Sunland Home Inspection we recognize that offering additional services can significantly add value for our client's. In today's competitive real estate market, this is especially important.

As you may already know, environmental issues like leaking underground tanks, superfund sites, meth labs, and hazardous waste sites can have an impact on a residence and the families that live in them. Smart homebuyers are starting to request this type of information. In order to help them make an informed decision, Sunland Home Inspection is pleased to announce that we have become a Certified Partner of Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR), the recognized national leader in providing environmental information for real estate transactions.

The EDR Neighborhood Environmental Report™ and Arizona Disclosure Report are designed to quickly provide objective, third-party information about known and potential environmental issues. They are the best tools available in the state of Arizona to help home buyers, sellers and agents learn about hazards that have the potential to impact real property, and obtaining either of the reports is easy.

Sunland Home Inspection inspectors are specially trained by EDR to provide and review this report with our clients helping to identify issues ahead of time. For buyers, the report is a time-saving tool for due diligence. For sellers and real estate agents, it is protection from liability and can also help market a property.

We invite you to contact us to learn more about how we can help you become informed customers regarding this important information.

Let Sunland Home Inspection help you with this process.

Ask for a Neighborhood Environmental Report and Arizona Disclosure Report with your home inspection and get Peace of Mind

Even the most “pristine” or “upscale” areas can have environmental issues affecting health and home values. An EDR Neighborhood Environmental Report™ helps ensure that there are no surprises. This report searches for records of contamination from common occurrences such as:

• ● Leaking underground fuel or gas tanks that can contaminate soil and groundwater
• ● Homes formerly used as “Meth” labs, where residual chemicals can cause illness
• ● Contamination from nearby industrial sites, farms or accidental toxic spills
• ● EPA’s top clean-up priority properties

Many residential properties and neighborhoods are clean. To be sure that yours is - and ensure your property’s future value - order the EDR Neighborhood Environmental Report and the Arizona Disclosure Report with your home inspection.

Did you know?

Contaminants found in the home, such as lead-based paint, mold and radon pose known health risks and are routinely evaluated by home inspectors and other professionals. Threats from pollution outside the home, such as groundwater and soil contamination are often as hazardous and are gaining increased attention in residential real estate.

Risks to homeowners and homebuyers from environmental hazards

Pollutants such as hazardous waste from industrial sites, solvents from dry cleaners and petroleum from leaking tanks can seep into soil and groundwater and cause unhealthy living conditions. Likewise, chemicals in the ground can travel through the soil as vapor, contaminating indoor air.

There are three primary risks:

• ● Contaminated property is usually devalued; many studies show that properties near contaminated sites are often devalued as well; such properties can become stigmatized
• ● Exposure to contamination via groundwater, surface water, soil, or vapors can compromise human health
• ● Homebuyers can be liable for a cleanup, even if they didn't cause or know about contamination, when it comes time to sell the home

Common causes of environmental hazards

There are many types of environmental hazards that vary by region across the United States. Some of the more common sources of hazards include:

• ● Leaking underground storage tanks and spills of toxic substances
• ● Prior commercial, agricultural or industrial activity on or near the property (often going back to the late 1800s or early 1900s)
• ● Contamination from vapors or liquid that has migrated via underground plumes (that can spread for miles) or groundwater
• ● Illegal dumping of hazardous materials
• ● Improper handling, treatment, or storage of hazardous materials

How to detect if there is a problem

Testing properties for environmental hazards involves skills and technology that are usually too expensive for the average homebuyer. Federal, state, and local branches of the EPA and other government agencies have identified thousands of potentially contaminated sites nationwide. Thus, the nearest regional office of the EPA is often a good place to start researching the location and status of local hazardous sites.

Another option is to purchase an environmental report. These reports compile data from a variety of government and private databases to condense information about relevant environmental hazards into one source. Hazards covered in the reports often include information about nearby leaking underground tanks, spills, Superfund sites, hazardous waste sites, landfills, and even clandestine drug labs (a.k.a. meth labs) in some areas.

What to do if contamination is detected or suspected

When homebuyers or homeowners are concerned about contamination there are a few simple steps that can be taken.

• 1. Test well water: If the property is served by a private well, make sure the well water is tested. If there are concerns about a nearby underground petroleum leak, make sure the water is tested for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). If water contamination is detected it can often be addressed by installing additional filtering systems.
• 2. Correct indoor air quality problems: If indoor air quality is being affected by vapors entering the structure from underground plumes of contaminants, a ventilation system can be installed. These are the same systems that are used to dissipate radon gas.
• 3. Look for obvious signs: Finally, look for signs that contamination could be affecting soil or water on the surface. Signs include patches of dead vegetation, strong odors, dark or oily soil, and an oily sheen on the surface of water.

Our service to our customers makes us stand out from our competitors. While many Arizona home inspection companies only inspect new homes to the Arizona SOP, we go above and beyond those standards when inspecting your home and providing you with your home inspection report.

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