Homeowner needs advice

Hi, Crappy!

I have written to you in the past regarding living next to a stalled (rat infested - garbage ridden) property for over 5 years. Now a new (or old) developer is going to build a large piece of crap next to my house (10+ stories). This developer wants to me to consent to a external and internal inspection of my property to limit his liability. I can't believe this crap). I said no, but this developer is insisting. I think I need to hire a lawyer or my own building inspector. I am fearful because I have read so many stories in the newspapers, tv and on your blog of developers wrecking a small homeowner's property and getting away with it. Any suggestions from you or your readers would be helpful.

Thanks,
A Concerned Homeowner

Andy's bill has developers covered

From Forest Hills Patch:

Brownfields, the term used by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), are any real property where redevelopment could be complicated by the presence of potentially hazardous material. In other words, a brownfield property is a blighted abandoned zone in community. These properties, which are prevalent in New York City, constitute wasted space that can and should undergo transformative redevelopment for the benefit of our communities.

Currently, the New York City Brownfield Cleanup Program is able to provide liability protections for developers that comply with the shared city and state cleanup regulations through an existing Memorandum of Agreement with the DEC. However, the city can not provide full state liability release. I have introduced legislation that will allow the New York City Office of Environmental Remediation to provide full liability protections to developers in the program.