How will the new federal law regarding lead-based paints affect me and my property?
A. If your home was built after 1978, there isn’t any lead-based paint in your home so the law does not apply to you. However, housing, child care facilities and schools built before 1978 are impacted. Effective December, 2008, Federal law now requires that individuals receive from the service company doing the work, the EPA brochure entitled Renovate Right – Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers and Schools before renovating six square feet or more of painted surfaces in a room for interior projects or more than twenty square feet of painted surfaces for exterior projects. For more information or to receive a copy of the brochure please call or e-mail our office. Additional information can also be obtained from the EPA at 800-242-LEAD (5323) or www.epa.gov/lead.
