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Lead-based paint is considered by many to be a prevalent and serious environmental health hazard in Baltimore's residential housing, and particularly in housing built before 1978.
Landlords must take care to be aware of their obligations to disclose any existence of lead-based paint on the rental property as well as their responsibilities in protecting residents from exposure to lead.
The Federal Residential Lead-based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 covers all dwellings built prior to 1978, and it requires rental housing owners and their property managers to inform their tenants if and/or when the property may have lead-based paint. The law is commonly referred to as TITLE X (TEN). Although actual testing for lead in these residential units or removal of lead-based paint are not mandated under Federal law --- to comply with Federal, Maryland State, and Baltimore laws--- the landlord is required to do the following:
(1) Obey any and all state and local lead hazard reduction laws; some of which require testing and careful maintenance or removal of lead-based paint.
(2) Disclose known lead-based paint hazards on their rental property.
(3) Provide rental occupants with an information pamphlet from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), titled" Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home." You can get this pamphlet online in both English and Spanish. It is also available upon request in other languages.
(4) Remember : Whichever pamphlet you provide your tenants, KEEP A COPY OF THE DISCLOSURE FORM SIGNED AND DATED BY THE RESIDENTS ( I recommend you keep it for at least 21 years.)
(5) Whenever you are planning a major renovation that is likely to kick up a lot of dust, notify your tenants as well as residents who live nearby about you plans, the possible risks of exposure to airborne substances, your safety concerns for them, and all precautions that you and your contractors will take to protect health and safety of everyone in the immediate area DOCUMENT THESE STEPS YOU TAKE.
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