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The document is a Lead-Based Paint Disclosure form for rental properties built before 1978, highlighting the health risks associated with lead exposure, particularly for young children and pregnant women. It requires lessors to disclose any known lead-based paint hazards and provide lessees with an EPA-approved pamphlet on lead poisoning prevention. The form includes sections for the lessor's disclosure, lessee's acknowledgment, agent's acknowledgment, and certification of accuracy, along with potential penalties for non-compliance.

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Are landlords responsible for lead pipes?

Failure to comply with these disclosure requirements can lead to significant legal consequences for landlords. Landlords are liable if they fail to disclose known lead hazards and a tenant or occupant suffers lead poisoning as a result.

Who is liable for lead poisoning?

Some of the specific entities that could be liable for lead poisoning in a child include: Distributor of any product containing lead. Factory owner in your neighborhood who used lead. Landlord of a rental home or building who did not disclose the possibility of lead in the paint or water pipes.

Do landlords have to test for lead?

Federal Laws on Lead Hazards Under federal law, your landlord does not need to test for lead or address it. As of 1996, they do need to tell you anything that they know about lead paint hazards on the property before you sign or renew a lease.

At what point is a landlord responsible for lead in a rental unit in the United States?

Landlords must disclose the presence of lead-based paint before renting or renovating property, and may be held liable for tenant health problems resulting from lead. Exposure to lead can result in serious health problems, especially in children and pregnant women.

What can I do about lead paint in my apartment?

Pay for an X-Ray lead screening, or at least swab the dust with a home lead test. Get a HEPA air purifier and run it. Use a HEPA vacuum to clean any remaining dust - honestly, the contractors should have been doing this. HEPA vacuums arent expensive.

Can I ask my landlord to test for lead paint?

In general, landlords have a legal obligation to disclose the presence of lead paint in rental properties. Failure to do so can result in legal consequences for the landlord. If you have evidence that the landlord knew about the lead paint and failed to inform you, you may have grounds for legal action.

What is the most common source of lead poisoning found in residential property?

Dust. Lead dust is the most common way that people are exposed to lead. Inside the home, most lead dust comes from chipping and flaking paint or when paint is scraped, sanded, or disturbed during home remodeling. Chipping and peeling paint is found mostly on surfaces that rub or bump up against another surface.

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