Up to 20 years in prison.The federal case started after investigators found lead paint chips on the ground and in the soil of the landlord's apartments, during a renovation and painting project in 2011.By law, lessors of pre-1978 homes must disclose any known lead paint to prospective residents, share inspection reports, distribute lead-hazard pamphlets - and then document those steps when a lease is signed.

If it is next to a ditch or small stream then it may have floodplain over it.That may not be the answer you were looking for because "Is it buildable" means different things to different people and to me I look at everything including; easements, soil conditions, wetlands, utilities, storm water drainage, etc.

The purchase agreement should layout a time frame to complete some of these "due diligence" items.You will need a boundary survey and title commitment to verify there are no liens or encumberances on the property.You will want to hire a geotechnical engineer to verify the soil is suitable for building an apartment building.You will need an environmental engineer to make sure there are no contaminants (asbestos, mercury, lead, etc.) on the site, as well as wetlands and/or endagered speices.If you need to rezone the property we may want to consult an attorney and/or civil engineer to help with that.Depending on how many units you intend to build the city may require a traffic study be completed to determine the impacts to the streets and intersections.This is typically how we start a new site and it is a very general list of items.

If it is pier and beam, you are in luck because it is much easier to fix if there are inside issues, if it is slab, interior piers are the suck but still nothing to make you run from a project... the walls are easily fixed AFTER the foundation is fixed and sits for 7 to 10 days, depending on the soil.

The reason being that the houses were older than I'm accustomed to and they use different building methodologies up there, so I wasn't able to assess things like the well, foundations on clay soil, rubber roofs, etc.FWIW, I was over budget by about $25K on the first Milwaukee rehab -- about $10K of that was stuff a really good inspector probably could have caught (structural/framing issues), but the inspector missed it and so did I.

It was also stating that the structure was situated in an "AREA OF ACTIVE SOILS".

Can't say Always, and it depends on your location, but TX is known for highly expansive clay soils, which expand dramatically when wetted.

Hi Everyone,After hurricane Sandy there have been tons of gutted, water damaged homes that have come on the market at the Jersey shore.

Are there any problems with KY soils?

Im not sure if soil is different in St Louis than here (Fort Wayne, IN), but is definitely my preference here.