LEAD is one of the main health and environmental hazards associated with paint
– A Lead Paint Disclosure is required for any Residential properties built before 1978 before selling or leasing a property
– Lead is highly toxic to humans when it is ingested. Children and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to injury.
– Congress passed the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, also known as Title X, to protect families from exposure to lead from paint, dust, and soil. 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.
(https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/healthy_homes/enforcement/disclosure )
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