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<section article="grp" article_name="Real Property" number="10-714" title_number="10" title_name="Sales of Property" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Contracts of Sale -- Miscellaneous Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The seller of residential property that is located within 1 mile of a National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund site shall provide the buyer with an addendum to the contract of sale that contains, in conspicuous type:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Identification of the Superfund site that is within 1 mile of the property;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The definition of a National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund site under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the following U.S. Environmental Protection Agency websites:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Search for Superfund Sites Where You Live; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Superfund Human Exposure Dashboard; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A notice that within 5 days after signing and dating the contract of sale and on written notice to the seller, the buyer:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>May void the contract of sale; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>On rescission of the contract of sale, shall receive a full refund of any money paid to the seller.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An addendum under subsection (a) of this section shall be provided in the following form or a substantially similar form:</text>
    <text>“NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL) SUPERFUND SITE DISCLOSURE ADDENDUM (the “Addendum”)</text>
    <text>BUYER and SELLER hereby acknowledge that:</text>
  </level>
  <level label="1">
    <text>A National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund site is a site of national priority among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States and its territories;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>The SELLER hereby notifies the BUYER that the property is located within 1 mile of ____________________________, which is a National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund site. Information about the location of Superfund sites throughout the State of Maryland and across the United States can be found at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Search for Superfund Sites Where You Live website; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>The BUYER hereby acknowledges that within five (5) days after signing and dating the Addendum, and on written notice to the SELLER, the BUYER may void the Contract of Sale and is entitled to the return of any money paid to the SELLER on account of the Contract of Sale.</text>
    <text>SELLER Signature _____________________________ Date _______________</text>
    <text>BUYER Signature ______________________________ Date _______________”. </text>
  </level>
</section>
