Every developer wants clean title and a smooth deal. With brownfields projects, expect tax liens, judgments, and other liens. Brownfields projects work, and some have been quite successful. Nonetheless, every project will not be a home run. About tax relief.
Many government brownfields laws offer some measure of potential tax relief.
In fact, governments are often reluctant to provide tax relief unless they will be getting something in return. Those seeking tax relief must therefore be fair about the quantum of relief sought and make sure that the community at large will benefit from the project. Love thy neighbor. A developer who ignores the community will likely fail. Assemble a winning team.