VA Pamphlet 26-7 Chapter 12, Topic 34: Potential Environmental Problems

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Topic 34. Potential Environmental Problems

February 27, 2026

Radon Gas has been removed in its entirety.

a. Potential Environmental

Problem The appraiser must report and consider the effect on value of any apparent indication of a potential environmental problem.

b. Examples

Examples include, but are not limited to:

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underground storage tanks,

slush pits,

oil and gas wells (operating or abandoned),

hydrogen sulfide gas emitted from petroleum product wells,

chemical contamination (including methamphetamine) or

soil contamination from sources on or off the property.

c. Appraisal Considerations

The appraisal report must be prepared subject to correction of the problem in accordance with any local, state, or federal requirements, or documentation from the appropriate local, state, or federal authority that the condition is acceptable.

Guideline text quoted as published by the agency. The latest published version governs. This is not an underwriting decision.