Arizona buyers left in the dark on nearby hazards
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2024
- A family says they bought property next to a hazardous site and weren't told. The site has orange dirt containing high levels of arsenic and lead.
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Real estate agents can be completely unscrupulous.
Every AZ real estate agent knows where mines used to be. It's on all the maps.
Thank you! That's exactly it. They're lying. They knew they knew exactly what they did and they're local. It's not like they don't live here
@@Lemonbonker589 They are called superfund sites. Somebody was holding back this info from them
The company that polluted should clean it up. Not taxpayers
Should but won't. Efforts to make companies more responsible for cleaning up their mess are being blocked.
Usually these mines aren’t American owned
That's how mines get out of doing the rehabilitation. They go out of business and claim bankruptcy. No money left for rehab. Need to advocate for stronger rules before a mine starts. Once it's there, nothing you can do. Now that being said. We cannot have our society without mining. We need mining to survive
@@Immigrationsituation That shipped sailed with the most recent Scotus decision on the Chevron rule. It's a free for all now unless congress specifically writes the rule.
@@fueymanchoo1291 Not true. The opinion overturned a long-standing legal doctrine called Chevron deference, which required judges to defer to an agency's interpretation when it comes to regulations about laws that are ambiguous.
You can now question the regulation. No regulation was over turned.
If it wasn't disclosed, you have a lawsuit against your agent, the seller's agent, and the owners. They have E&O insurance, and the state has a fund to compensate you.
It is not the agents responsibility! It is the sellers responsibility. The agent may have absolutely no knowledge of the contamination.
false they will and did claim not to have had any knowledge and the amount they could sue the llc for was not enough to be worth it, They went over this in the video did you even watch it?
chatGpt info does not equate to real life
Correct. While the seller's agent might not be directly responsible, they have to be listed in the suit as at least having involvement, contributory or vicarious. That will prevent the fault-blame game from falling off the list of parties accounted for in the filings.
@@marknicolich5789 As an agent I can tell you the sellers claimed they bought it on a foreclosure so couldn't provide a disclosure of issues, but the agents should have known. You're suggesting THEY didn't know about a superfund site in their territory? They should have their licenses revoked.
Whenever a home, or property has a significant defect, failure to disclose the information to the potential buyer is illegal.
I thought the same, but, since it's a foreclosure the 'buyer beware' and do your own due diligence before you submit a bid might apply. It would REALLY STINK for this family, but I betcha that's how the shady RE lady gets away with it. smh
You should always have to disclose known environmental hazards. Should be able to sue for a rescission. Real Estate Agents are such criminals. They know...
It is the sellers responsibility to disclose things of that nature, not the Realtor
They are as bad as used car dealers.
@@Starfish2145 When you go into contact with an agent that is actually their job, which is why they get paid astronomical amounts of money to represent you, if they failed in their duties, they to can be sued. File an ethics complaint with The National Association of Realtors.
@@Starfish2145 Actually that is the job of your buyers agent and any good sales agent. Both should have ethis complaints filed against them. That is neglegence.
@@Starfish2145don’t be ridiculous. Realtors have a fiduciary responsibility and are considered the real estate expert that clients are told they can rely on, by law. You must be a realtor to lie so easily. It is required that any toxic pollutants near the site must be revealed, and that is one of the primary duties of a realtor. Hell, I bought across from a pig farm and by law they had to reveal it in the disclosures. So take your slimy ideas and go back and count your money again. PS the realtor draws up the purchase agreement and disclosures, not the clients.
,,, who the frig would want to live in an area that looks like an atomic bomb testing site?
Houses are fuckin' expensive man
You build your own oasis that's why. Far away from people
All old mines are contaminated
I’m having trouble sharing. Imagine that. I know this poor family. 😢 😡 should be illegal for them to sell without a soil test they knew and didn’t expose its toxic.
Realtors dont care about the findings of the soil, natural hazards or anything except getting the money for selling the property.
That is plain criminal what they did to that family. Can’t trust no one any where in America. Country is full of scammers
She's stuck with a cancer emitting home.
According to an Arizona Dept. of Health study:
"• The rates for lung and bladder cancer are elevated for the Prescott Valley and Black Canyon
City PCA areas compared to the Yavapai County and State rate but Dewey-Humboldt only
comprises 5.7% of those cases, making it difficult to attribute higher rates specifically to
Dewey-Humboldt.
• The Arizona Department of Health Services is unable to reach any conclusions regarding the
presence of an elevated cancer risk in the Dewey-Humboldt area."
If it were me I'd wear a mask or avoid going outside when it was windy enough to blow that dust around.
Ahh don't forget Tucson up till mid 60s you could drink well water ..well America's finest and britest..air force dug a pit two hundred feet wide quarter mile long dumped old fuel..coolant..cleaning agents oil....it was just a dirt pit..all went into ground water...toxic..tc3...cancer...hyper ageing
I would move n take it as a loss
Wow everyone needs to jot down the name of this reality owner and the last monopoly of the LLC’s that played a part to swindle that family out of their money. But to be honest we were about to close on our “at the time” our dream location home in Joshua Tree. At the turn of the market in 2008 we were getting a home that is now valued at $618k for $290k. Wanna know why? We drove out with the kids and our belongings and we got there in the middle of the night. Parked at the property. The realtor we were dealing with was out of town for the weekend to finish docs. While we were lingering every day around the property, the neighbor directly in front of us came over and decided to introduce himself “because he said by law he was required to inform us. Wtf? Now we understood why this property was sitting so long and why they were so accommodating to us. We lost all of our earnest money. Because yes we SOoooo did not close. And do u know the reality company told me that it’s not their obligation to inform me. From that moment on….. I learned 3 things to google before I purchased homes. And til this day, I still continue to do so.
What was wrong with the property?
@@mikeward7290, lol ! , it's like they totally left that out ! probably skinwalkers,,,
Tha lack of disclosure would be a big flag!
Real estate normal disclosure laws clearly were at play yet ignored!
Hope her and other kocal families survive!!
If you want to avoid this, when looking at buying property, pay for what is called an "environmental site assessment" with historical analysis and lab testing for soil samples.
Did they do a walk around before they bought the land? Theres no way they didnt see the mine. Caveat emptor
My thoughts exactly. What was this a blind purchase. That's on them and no one else for being a dummy with a dollar.
Professional Karen , both seller and agent colluded to obscure the potential hazards.
Thank you, that is exactly right
That should’ve been obvious when looking at the home that there’s a mine nearby. Seller required to disclose it. It is not the real estate agents job to disclose things. It is the sellers responsibility.
the sellers knew that's why it was a llc used so they could hide their identities & just file bankruptcy if ever sued plus it would cost too much to sue them anyways. seller knew and used loopholes to run a game
She said she knew there was a mine there and just thought it was OK so it's on her
Everything in a real estate deal is the agents (both) duty to find out and disclose. They make up the paperwork, not the seller. They are by law the property experts, not laymen. Either you are a realtor or are brainwashed.
Buyer be ware.. You get what you pay for...
Reminds me of a neighborhood whose buyers purchased residential lots adjacent to a landfill and later were SHOCKED there was toxic leaching into their water wells!
the mine was in sight. the pile of dirt was in sight. the site was listed as a cleanup site for 16 years. can you dress yourself or do you need your hand held for that as well?
Exactly....it is right there!!! Whenever you buy a home you have to get radon testing and properly inspected. Land buyers should be doing the same thing. Test the soil before you buy it, if it is known there is a suprafund site nearby.
Title insurance should cover it..but she admits to knowing there was a mine and should have done her research.
The hazard in living in a shitty state like Arizona.
Well yes it is an old mine. If you sometime studying in school you might know that mines do tend to have issues with metals, after all, mines are dug for the minerals. And the buyers have a period of due diligence on their part to do research to understand and uncover problems with the deal or they can walk.
Exactly. If you live near a mine-operational or not-it was or is a Superfund site. It’s easy to search Superfund sites, so while it should have been disclosed, the buyer could have easily found this information. If the house is cheap, there’s usually a reason.
I feel bad for them, but, if something is cheap, especially real estate, raw land or actual house, walk away. There's a reason. Seeing the mountain of tailings, I would have gotten back in the truck and looked for something else. Plenty of areas in rural Arizona away from any mines are available. Messed up situation. Shame on the real estate company. They knew.
I bought a house in Gilbert in 2001 that was 100 yrds from the old landfill. I would have thought they would have told me, but never heard a word about what the unused land was.
The SELLER has the responsibility to disclose, NOT the agent.
Yeah. Agents are USELESS.
Hogwash, the realtor is by law the property expert, not an owner. I did mortgages, you are either another lying realtor or you have bought the brainwashing of the association.
How were they able to sell a superfund site? I live 10 miles from Picher OK and nobody is allowed to buy or sell it. Only clean up now.
"Caveat Emptor"...Stupid is as stupid does.
That real estate agent is a HUGE part of the problem.
Unfortunate, but look at that mining site, you can see it...That whole are has a long time history of mining, they are still doing it in the area....But there should be more in the listing......
Why don’t they get the mine owners to fix it?
Due Diligence. Should have had everything tested and perked.
Yup she had 30 days to test it
Ok duh! Any mining area is contaminated!!
Douglas
Sierra vista
Tombstone
And the list goes on!!
Clifton
Globe………
Due diligence.. we moved into another type of hell. It’s always something, we’re stuck also.
She can no longer claim ignorance as she has been because now this is all being brought up to her (in public) and in the media so she has a moral (and seemingly legal) obligation to disclose all of that information to all potential buyers.
Literally what the movie Erin Brokovich was about... They're gonna get a great lawyer for this and make a whole lotta money lol
The Seller should’ve disclosed it to the buyer that the land was contaminated with chemicals and toxins!
that's your beautiful capitalism
I don’t understand why anybody sees Dewey and thinks “this is my dream town” lol!
I've been through Dewey Humboldt A few times just went to there a couple months ago, I knew something seemed weird about the area
Calif is the Sue Me State. Disclose Disclose Disclose is a Buzz Phrase. Arizona may be more Lenient but Possible Lawsuit. Automatic in Calif w Contingency Lawyer hoping to Cash In😂
Where did the toxic soil get transported to?
You NEVER buy property without looking at the damned thing!!!👎
Lawsuit 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
I didn't see a disclosure from the seller ? both are Liable seller and Broker
Buyer beware
The co-owner of KMF Real Estate is a liar. I'm sure she knows that that area is "contaminated". This is why you always do your research BEFORE buying any property.
She’s entitled to her money back.
Chances are the site will be cleaned up properly, and they will have nothing to worry about.
So no one looks at the area before they buy anything🤷 come on
The sellers and the realtor want the money they don't care about your health. What about the animals in the area.? What happens to the dirt when the wind blows or a dust devil goes through. ?
why would they disclose information that would make them not want to purchase that property?! its all about making money for them.
Nobody's fault but your own. You have to do your own investigation.
Didn’t you walk the property and ask questions before you bought the land ? If not , it’s your land now. It’s not the old mine their selling it’s the land adjoining it . Ask questions otherwise they will be hush hush , just to sell the property
Do they want to sell it ?
Sketchy realtor..if she’s in and from the town …she knew! It’s going to be in the drinking water as well!
Call Erin Brockovich I believe they are still in business.
Then they shouldn't even be selling real estate if they don't even know what's on this the property that could be hazardous to their customers
The real estate agent is evil
Wait.... wait.... wait just one second. People are actually buying land in the middle of a desert??? How is that "perfect"???? It's not country... it's a desert!!! There is a difference. 😳🙏
Realtors are shady, especially because it’s a tough time to buy. Car salesman have better ethics than these “professionals”
It's the sellers responsibility to disclose not the real estate agent.
@@falcorthewonderdog2758 when was the last time you saw a real estate deal where the seller filled out the paperwork?
Realtor cover up to make a sell? Duh.
Faye Humphrey needs to loose her real estate license.
MADE THEIR MONEY $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ AND LEFT ----JUST LIKE WITH WIND MILLS-~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Laws to protect grifters but not for citizens.
Greed, Greed, Greed is the new way of normal in the US. It's hard to put trust and faith in anything that's business related
Kmf knew it's all planned
It's called a due diligence period for a reason. Do your research before buying anywhere. Only an idiot would ignore the neighbors.
That's why it's called "do your do diligence " before buying any property. Legally, no one has to disclose anything, which should be illegal in every state. But unfortunately they don't do anything for the consumer
Legally they do have to disclose everything. I did mortgages, I know what the law is. Here in Hawaii I bought a lot and by law the sellers agent was required to list a pig farm across the road and the sellers agent was as dishonest as the day is long, but he knew better than to not list the pig farm. You think he did it out of the goodness of his heart? I did mortgages. I know that this agent, and most actually, are crooks and don’t do things like that voluntarily.
Sorry, but she and her husband are ignorant. How do you not know what mine tailings contain? You said you're from AZ.
A perfect example of American Greed. The local realtor didn’t know - yea right. What a bunch of BS
Agent is lying
Cancer in ten yrs
She doesn't seem too concerned about all that tattoo ink giving her cancer in 10 years.
Always remember, ask God first before making any decision. And remember the saying; if a deal is too good to be true, then itis. Research everything.
if you are willing to accept what money grubbers tell you and not do your own home work then you get what you deserve. Stop blaming others for your own laziness and the choices you freely make.
Come on
Look around what you’re buying.
Building new homes in Phx hahahahahahahhahah
Water world 🌎 dirrrrrrt . Resin paper. Rrrrrŕ😅
you get what you vote for. What are you folks gonna do after Trump bans the EPA?
Millions missing outta epa. Maybe reorganized
@@RowdyBorders-ni3ti no, they want to ban it entirely. Can't have the environment getting in the way of big business
We don't need no stinkin' regulations. They are bad for the corporate bottom line. 😂
Expect this garbage to get worse with a 2nd Trump term.
Did Clinton clean it did obaoma clean it nooo
What do you expect from a far right state government....................................................
Sorry but it buyer beware especially these days.. a lot of people do well tests before they even consider buying
Faye is a scammer.
S'engager avec d'autres femmes dans ce fil, c'est comme faire partie de quelque chose de plus grand.🌺