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Many buyers rely on the assumption that sellers will disclose issues like prior hazardous waste handling.<\/p>\n<p>In Massachusetts, however, responsibility largely falls on the buyer to investigate potential environmental concerns and evaluate associated risks. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bowditch.com\/people\/samantha-p-mcdonald\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samantha McDonald<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bowditch.com\/people\/korrin-petersen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Korrin Petersen<\/a> explain why a standard title search does not provide sufficient protection against these types of hazards in their <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bankerandtradesman.com\/title-searches-wont-always-protect-your-homebuyer-from-environmental-hazards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Banker &amp; Tradesman article<\/a><\/em>. 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