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<br />'- <br /> <br />-..; <br /> <br />Are You Planning To Buy, Rent, or Renovate <br />a Home Built Before 19781 <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Many houses and apartments built before 1978 have <br />paint that contains lead (called lead-based paint). Lead <br />from paint. chips. and dust can pose serious health <br />hazards if not taken care of properly. <br />Federal law requires that individuals receive certain information <br />before renting. buying. or renovating pre-1978 housing: <br /> <br />"-, <br />?:3f';'.J <br /> <br />1 <br />'-"':', <br />~."",..,:} '}~-6 <br />\(1., ifOiJ$.' a'.,. <br />'4[ , <br />,--~ ..-.iJ <br />'~ <br /> <br /> <br />LANDLORDS have to disclose known infor- <br />mation on lead-based paint and lead-based <br />paint hazards before leases take effect. <br />Leases must include a disclosure form <br />about lead-based paint. <br /> <br />SELLERS have to disclose known informa- <br />tion on lead-based paint and lead-based <br />paint hazards before selling a house. Sales <br />contracts must include a disclosure form <br />about lead-based paint. Buyers have up to <br />10 days to check for lead hazards. <br /> <br />RENOVATORS have to give you this <br />pamphlet before starting work. (After <br />June 1. 1999.) <br /> <br />IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION <br />on these requirements. call the <br />National Lead Information Clearinghouse <br />at 1-800-424-LEAD. <br /> <br />This document is in the public domain. It may be reproduced by an individual or <br />organization without permission. Information provided in this booklet is based <br />upon current scientific and technical understanding of the issues presented and <br />is reflective of the jurisdictional bound!l'ies established by the statutes governing <br />the co-authoring agencies, Following the advice given will not necessarily pro- <br />vide complete protection in all situations or against all health hazards that can <br />be caused by lead exposure. <br />