A halt to the use of a property by the owner without the intention of either transferring the rights to the property or resuming use.

Standard language that businesses routinely include in contracts. The other party to the agreement can sometimes negotiate to change or remove such provisions.

An industrial or commercial property that remains abandoned or underutilized in part because of environmental contamination or the fear of such contamination. (Government definitions of the term may v [..]

A written verification from a state voluntary cleanup or brownfield program that a site has been cleaned up in a manner satisfactory to the state. In some states, a certificate provides liability prot [..]

A letter issued through a state voluntary cleanup program, that typically states that a site complies with the program's requirements, is clean enough for the intended use, and that no future enf [..]

A lump-sum grant to a state or local government from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that may be used for development activities including, in some cases, brownfield revitalization.

Local non-profit organizations created to promote urban redevelopment.

A federal statute that governs the investigation and cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances. The law establishes a trust fund that can be used by the government to clean up sites on t [..]

A legal process that allows a government entity to acquire title to property for a public purpose, which, in the case of brownfields, can include removing an unused or potentially contaminated site. O [..]

The cleanup process used to address contamination at treatment, storage, and disposal facilities regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.