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Fact Sheet: EPA and HUD Move to Protect Children from Lead ...

HUDU nited StatesPrevention, Pesticides,EPA-747-F-96-002 Environmental Protectionand Toxic SubstancesMarch 1996 Agency(7404) (Revised 12/96) FACT SHEETEPA and HUD move to Protect Children from Lead-Based PaintPoisoning; Disclosure of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing SUMMARYThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and theDepartment of Housing and Urban Development(HUD) are announcing efforts to ensure that the publicreceives the information necessary to prevent leadpoisoning in homes that may contain lead-based painthazards. Beginning this fall, most home buyers andrenters will receive known information on lead-basedpaint and lead-based paint hazards during sales andrentals of housing built before 1978. Buyers andrenters will receive specific information on lead-basedpaint in the housing as well as a Federal pamphlet withpractical, low-cost tips on identifying and controllinglead-based paint hazards.

reproduced in full. Camera-ready copies of the pamphlet are available from the National Lead Information Clearinghouse.! For specific questions about lead-based paint and lead-based paint ha zards, call the National Lead Information Clearinghouse at (800) 424–LEAD, or TDD (800) 526–5456 for the hearing impaired.

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1 HUDU nited StatesPrevention, Pesticides,EPA-747-F-96-002 Environmental Protectionand Toxic SubstancesMarch 1996 Agency(7404) (Revised 12/96) FACT SHEETEPA and HUD move to Protect Children from Lead-Based PaintPoisoning; Disclosure of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing SUMMARYThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and theDepartment of Housing and Urban Development(HUD) are announcing efforts to ensure that the publicreceives the information necessary to prevent leadpoisoning in homes that may contain lead-based painthazards. Beginning this fall, most home buyers andrenters will receive known information on lead-basedpaint and lead-based paint hazards during sales andrentals of housing built before 1978. Buyers andrenters will receive specific information on lead-basedpaint in the housing as well as a Federal pamphlet withpractical, low-cost tips on identifying and controllinglead-based paint hazards.

2 Sellers, landlords, and theiragents will be responsible for providing thisinformation to the buyer or renter before sale or PAINT IN HOUSING Approximately three-quarters of the nation s housingstock built before 1978 (approximately 64 milliondwellings) contains some lead-based paint. Whenproperly maintained and managed, this paint poseslittle risk. However, million Children have blood-lead levels above safe limits, mostly due to exposure tolead-based paint OF LEAD POISONINGLead poisoning can cause permanent damage to thebrain and many other organs and causes reducedintelligence and behavioral problems. Lead can alsocause abnormal fetal development in pregnant 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.

3 Section 1018 of this law directedHUD and EPA to require the disclosure of knowninformation on lead-based paint and lead-based painthazards before the sale or lease of most housing builtbefore IS REQUIREDB efore ratification of a contract for housing sale orlease:!Sellers and landlords must disclose known lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards andprovide available reports to buyers or renters.!Sellers and landlordsmust give buyers andrenters the pamphlet,developed by EPA,HUD, and theConsumer ProductSafety Commission(CPSC), titled ProtectYour Family fromLead in Your Home. !Home buyers will geta 10-day period toconduct a lead-based paint inspection or riskassessment at their own expense. The rule gives thetwo parties flexibility to negotiate key terms of theevaluation.

4 !Sales contracts and leasing agreements must includecertain notification and disclosure language.!Sellers, lessors, and real estate agents shareresponsibility for ensuring MORE INFORMATION!For a copy of Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home (in English or Spanish) , the sample disclosureforms, or the rule, call the National Lead Information Clearinghouse (NLIC) at (800) 424 LEAD, or TDD(800) 526 5456 for the hearing impaired. You may also send your request by fax to (202) 659 1192 or byInternet E-mail to Visit the NLIC on the Internet at !Bulk copies of the pamphlet are available from the Government Printing Office (GPO) at (202) 512 to the complete title or GPO stock number 055 000 00507 9. The price is $ for a pack of 50copies. Alternatively, persons may reproduce the pamphlet, for use or distribution, if the text and graphics arereproduced in full.

5 Camera- ready copies of the pamphlet are available from the National Lead InformationClearinghouse.!For specific questions about lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards, call the National Lead InformationClearinghouse at (800) 424 LEAD, or TDD (800) 526 5456 for the hearing impaired. !The EPA pamphlet and rule are available electronically and may be accessed through the Access: :70/11/Offices/PestPreventToxic/Toxic/le ad_pmWWW: up:(919) 558 0335 (To login, type anonymous. Your password is your Internet E-mail address.)WHAT IS NOT REQUIRED!This rule does not require any testing or removal oflead-based paint by sellers or landlords.!This rule does not invalidate leasing and OF HOUSING COVEREDMost private housing, public housing, Federally ownedhousing, and housing receiving Federal assistance areaffected by this rule.

6 TYPE OF HOUSING NOT COVERED!Housing built after 1977 (Congress chose not tocover post-1977 housing because the CPSC bannedthe use of lead-based paint for residential use in1978).!Zero-bedroom units, such as efficiencies, lofts, anddormitories.!Leases for less than 100 days, such as vacationhouses or short-term rentals.!Housing for the elderly (unless Children live there).!Housing for the handicapped (unless Children livethere).!Rental housing that has been inspected by a certifiedinspector and found to be free of lead-based paint.!Foreclosure DATES!For owners of more than 4 dwelling units, theeffective date is September 6, 1996.!For owners of 4 or fewer dwelling units, theeffective date is December 6, AFFECTEDThe rule will help inform about 9 million renters and 3 million home buyers each year.

7 The estimatedcost associated with learning about the requirements,obtaining the pamphlet and other materials, andconducting disclosure activities is about $6 ON STATES AND LOCALGOVERNMENTSThis rule should not impose additional burdens onstates since it is a Federally administered and enforcedrequirement. Some state laws and regulations requirethe disclosure of lead hazards in housing. The Federalregulations will act as a complement to existing staterequirements.


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