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Answer: If you own more than four dwelling units,
Sept. 6, 1996
If you own fewer than four units, Dec. 6, 1996.
Answer: All dwellings built before 1978 ( the year the use of lead-based paint was banned nationwide) with a few exceptions.
Answer:
Answer: You must disclose whatever you know about the presence of lead in common areas.
Answer:
Not if it is properly maintained and managed. However, if it is
allowed to deteriorate, crack and peel, it can be a threat to
the health of occupants, especially children under six. If you
know that lead paint is in a building you own, chances are you
can pretty much eliminate the health risks of it.
Answer:
1. Disclose any known lead paint or paint hazards in the housing
and any reports you have about it.
2. Give buyers a copy of the EPA pamphlet "Protect Your Family
from Lead in Your Home."
3. Include warning language in the sales agreement and other signed
statements verifying that you met all requirements.
4. Keep the signed acknowledgment for three years.
5. Give the buyers a ten-day opportunity to test for lead (at
their expense).
Answer:
1. Disclose any known lead paint or paint hazards in the housing
and any reports you have about it.
2. Give renters a copy of the EPA pamphlet "Protect Your
Family from Lead in Your Home."
3. Include warning language in the rental agreement or lease and
other signed statements verifying that you met all requirements.
4. Keep the signed acknowledgment for three years.
Answer: The EPA says no, only to tenants when they renew their leases. However, other legal sources warn that may not be enough. Ask yourself this, when does a month-to-month tenant renew their tenancy? Every time he or she pays the rent, because the agreement only goes month to month. To be on the safe side, go to all your existing tenants and go through the procedures for new ones.
Answer: Not according to federal rules. Check your state law. You do have to allow the buyer a ten-day period to have the property tested for lead-based paint and hazards before the agreement to sell is final.
Answer: No. The buyer could make that a contingency for the sale, though. That is more likely to happen in cities where the real estate market isn't very good. In good markets the seller would just accept an offer that didn't ask for lead-paint removal.
Answer: You have to disclose that information to the buyer or renter.
Answer: You can disclose that, as well. However, you must have certification from a state-certified inspector. If your state does not have a certification program, you may use an certified inspector from another state.
Answer: No, you just have the opportunity to do so. You could improve your chances of having an offer to buy accepted by waiving your right to the inspection, as well.
Answer: You can allow them to have the property tested at their own expense, but they have no ten-day right to inspection before renting.
Answer: Call state health or housing departments.
Answer: The EPA claims that disclosure may actually reduce your liability. Their reasoning is that occupants can prevent exposure from the beginning. Don't be too quick to take their word for it, though. Your best defense is adding language to the rental agreement, that you should have your lawyer draft, removing from you all liability for lead poisoning.
Answer: It can get real ugly. Failure to disclose and provide the pamphlet could mean triple damages. Plus you could face additional civil and criminal penalties.
Answer: http://216.147.103.80/lead/lead-form.pdf
for the Spanish version http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/lead/spanless.pdf
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