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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | A mineral once used in insulation and other materials that has been linked to respiratory diseases |
| Building Codes | Regulations established by state and local governments setting forth the structural requirements for building |
| Carbon Monoxide | A colorless, odorless gas that occurs as a by-product of fuel burning. Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning been linked to dizziness, nausea, and death |
| CERCLA | The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. A federal law administered by the Environmental Protection Agency that establishes a process for identifying parties responsible for creating hazardous waste sites... |
| Certificate of Compliance | Inspectors statement that property is fit for human habitation |
| Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) | Document issued by a municipal authority stating that a building complies with building, health, and safety codes and may be occupied |
| Condemnation | Court action by which government takes private property, exercising the right of eminent domain |
| Deed Restriction | An imposed restriction in a deed for the purpose of limiting the use of the land by future owners |
| Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) | NJ agency overseeing natural resources |
| Eminent Domain | The right of a government or quasi-public body to acquire property for public use through a court action called condemnation |
| Escheat | The reversion of property to the state or county, as provided by state law, in cases where a decedent dies intestate without heirs capable of inheriting or when the property is abandoned |
| Exclusionary Zoning | Local regulations that discriminate, usually against low-income housing |
| Inverse Condemnation | The action taken by a property owner when a government action severely limits how the property may be used |
| Lead | Once used as a drying agent in alkyd oil based paint, exposure to lead has been linked to serious brain, kidney, nervous system, and blood damage. Lead-Based paint has been banned since 1978. |
| Master Plan | A comprehensive plan to guide the long term physical development of a particular area |
| Nonconforming Use | A use of property that is permitted to continue after a zoning ordinance prohibiting it has been established for the area |
| Police Power | The government's right to impose laws, statutes, and ordinances, including zoning ordinances and building codes, to protect the public health, safety, and welfare |
| Radon | A naturally occurring radioactive gas that is suspected of causing lung cancer |
| Varience | Permission obtained from zoning authorities to build a structure or conduct a use that is expressly prohibited by the current zoning laws; an exception from the zoning ordinances |
| Zoning Ordinances | En exercise of police power by a municipality to regulate and control the character and use of property |
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