Section 25395.80 Of Article 3. Liability From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.82. >> Article 3.
25395.80
. For purposes of this chapter, to qualify as a bona fide
purchaser, innocent landowner, or contiguous property owner a person
shall establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, all of the
following conditions:
(a) On or before the date on which the person acquired the site,
the person made all appropriate inquiries into the previous ownership
and uses of the site.
(b) The person exercises appropriate care with respect to the
release or threatened release of hazardous materials at the site.
(c) The person provides full cooperation, assistance, and access
to a person who is authorized to conduct response actions or natural
resource restoration at the site, including the cooperation and any
access necessary for the installation, integrity, operation, and
maintenance of complete or partial response actions or natural
resource restoration at the site.
(d) The person complies with land use controls established or
relied on, in connection with an approved response action at the
site, and does not impede the effectiveness or integrity of any
aspect of any remedy employed at the site in connection with a
response action.
(e) The person complies with all requests for information or an
administrative subpoena concerning the release or threatened release
of hazardous substances by any agency with jurisdiction under an
applicable statute.
(f) The person provides all notices and satisfies reporting
requirements required by state or federal law with respect to the
discovery or release of hazardous substances at the site.