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LEAD
PAINT
FACT
SHEET
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA)
and
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
(HUD)
are
announcing
efforts
to
ensure
that
the
public
receives
the
information
necessary
to
prevent
lead
poisoning
in
homes
that
may
contain
lead-based
paint
hazards.
Beginning
this
fall,
most
home
buyers
and
renters
will
receive
known
information
on
lead-based
paint
and
lead-based
paint
hazards
during
sales
and
rentals
of
housing
built
before
1978.
Buyers
and
renters
will
receive
specific
information
on
lead-based
paint
in
the
housing
as
well
as
a
federal
pamphlet
with
practical,
low-cost
tips
on
identifying
and
controlling
lead-based
paint
hazards.
Sellers,
landlords,
and
their
agents
will
be
responsible
for
providing
this
information
to
the
buyer
or
renter
before
sale
or
lease.
Please
click
on
a
link
for
more
information
Source:
U.S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Prevention,
Pesticides,
and
Toxic
Substances,
EPA-747-F-96-002,
March
1996
(7404)
For
more
information
please
visit
http://www.nsc.org/ehc/lead.htm
LEAD-BASED
PAINT
IN
HOUSING
EFFECTS
OF
LEAD
POISONING
BACKGROUND
WHAT
IS
REQUIRED
WHAT
IS
NOT
REQUIRED
TYPE
OF
HOUSING
COVERED
TYPE
OF
HOUSING
NOT
COVERED
EFFECTIVE
DATES
THOSE
AFFECTED
EFFECT
ON
STATES
AND
LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS
FREQUENTLY
ASKED
QUESTIONS
ABOUT
LEAD
PAINT
LEAD-BASED
PAINT
IN
HOUSING
Approximately
three-quarters
of
the
nation's
housing
stock
built
before
1978
(approximately
64
million
dwellings)
contains
some
lead-based
paint.
When
properly
maintained
and
managed,
this
paint
poses
little
risk.
However,
1.7
million
children
have
blood-lead
levels
above
safe
limits,
mostly
due
to
exposure
to
lead-based
paint
hazards.
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EFFECTS
OF
LEAD
POISONING
Lead
poisoning
can
cause
permanent
damage
to
the
brain
and
many
other
organs
and
causes
reduced
intelligence
quotient
and
behavioral
problems.
Lead
can
also
cause
abnormal
fetal
development
in
pregnant
women.
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BACKGROUND
To
protect
families
from
exposure
to
lead
from
paint,
dust,
and
soil,
Congress
passed
the
Residential
Lead-Based
Paint
Hazard
Reduction
Act
of
1992,
also
known
as
Title
X.
Section
1018
of
this
law
directed
HUD
and
EPA
to
require
the
disclosure
of
known
information
on
lead-based
paint
and
lead-based
paint
hazards
before
the
sale
or
lease
of
most
housing
built
before
1978.
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WHAT
IS
REQUIRED
Before
ratification
of
a
contract
for
housing
sale
or
lease:
- Sellers
and
landlords
must
disclose
known
lead-based
paint
and
lead-based
paint
hazards
and
provide
available
reports
to
buyers
or
renters
-
Sellers
and
landlords
must
give
buyers
and
renters
the
pamphlet,
developed
by
EPA,
HUD,
and
the
Consumer
Product
Safety
Commission
(CPSC),
titled
Protect
Your
Family
From
Lead
in
Your
Home.
- Home
buyers
will
get
a
10-day
period
to
conduct
a
lead-based
paint
inspection
or
risk
assessment
at
their
own
expense.
The
rule
gives
the
two
parties
flexibility
to
negotiate
key
terms
of
the
evaluation.
- Sales
contracts
and
leasing
agreements
must
include
certain
notification
and
disclosure
language.
- Sellers,
lessors,
and
real
estate
agents
share
responsibility
for
ensuring
compliance.
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WHAT
IS
NOT
REQUIRED
This
rule
does
not
require
any
testing
or
removal
of
lead-based
paint
by
sellers
or
landlords.
This
rule
does
not
invalidate
leasing
and
sales
contracts.
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TYPE
OF
HOUSING
COVERED
Most
private
housing,
public
housing,
federally
owned
housing,
and
housing
receiving
federal
assistance
are
affected
by
this
rule.
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TYPE
OF
HOUSING
NOT
COVERED
-
Housing
built
after
1977
(Congress
chose
not
to
cover
post-1977
housing
because
the
CPSC
banned
the
use
of
lead-based
paint
for
residential
use
in
1978).
- Zero-bedroom
units,
such
as
efficiencies,
lofts,
and
dormitories.
- Leases
for
less
than
100
days,
such
as
vacation
houses
or
short-term
rentals.
- Housing
for
the
elderly
(unless
children
live
there).
- Housing
for
the
handicapped
(unless
children
live
there).
- Rental
housing
that
has
been
inspected
by
a
certified
inspector
and
found
to
be
free
of
lead-based
paint.
- Foreclosure
sales.
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EFFECTIVE
DATES
For
owners
of
more
than
4
dwelling
units,
the
effective
date
is
September
6,
1996.
For
owners
of
4
or
fewer
dwelling
units,
the
effective
date
is
December
6,
1996.
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THOSE
AFFECTED
The
rule
will
help
inform
about
9
million
renters
and
3
million
home
buyers
each
year.
The
estimated
cost
associated
with
learning
about
the
requirements,
obtaining
the
pamphlet
and
other
materials,
and
conducting
disclosure
activities
is
about
$6
per
transaction.
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EFFECT
ON
STATES
AND
LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS
This
rule
should
not
impose
additional
burdens
on
states
since
it
is
a
federally
administered
and
enforced
requirement.
Some
state
laws
and
regulations
require
the
disclosure
of
lead
hazards
in
housing.
The
federal
regulations
will
act
as
a
complement
to
existing
state
requirements.
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