AB 225: Real property: environmental hazards booklet.

Existing law requires the Department of Real Estate to develop, and the Department of Toxic Substances Control to publish, a booklet to educate and inform consumers on, among other things, common environmental hazards that are located on, and affect, real property. Existing law requires the types of common environmental hazards to include, but not be limited to, asbestos, radon gas, lead-based paint, formaldehyde, fuel and chemical storage tanks, and water and soil contamination. Existing law also states the intent of the Legislature that the booklet be updated to include a section on carbon monoxide.

This bill would, as existing resources permit or as private resources are made available, require the booklet to be updated to include 3 new sections on wildfires, climate change, and sea level rise, as specified. The bill would require the Department of Toxic Substances Control to seek the advice and assistance of departments within the Natural Resources Agency in the writing of the booklet, as specified.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to correct erroneous cross-references.