Lead Paint Resources for Consumers

New Lead Law Requires Rental Property Owners to Comply by July 1, 2005
Do you currently own or plan to own rental property built prior to 1978? The new Lead Hazard Mitigation Law requires all owners of one or more rental units built before 1978 to take a Housing Resources Commission approved three-hour class about lead paint by July 1, 2005.

This Law will also require that all owners of rental properties built before 1978 meet the following four requirements:

1) Get a Certificate of Conformance; To obtain this certificate you will be required to:

- Attend a state-approved 3 hour Lead Hazard Awareness Class or you can take an 8 hour Lead Safe Renovator/Remodeler Course that will allow you to do your own lead mitigation;
- Conduct a visual inspection of your rental unit
- Hire a licensed Lead Inspector or Inspector Technician to determine whether there are any lead hazards
- Fix lead hazards found during these Inspections

2) Give tenants information about lead hazards,
3) Respond to tenant concerns, and
4) Keep your Certificate of Conformance current.

For more information on the 8 hour Lead Safe Renovator/Remodeler Course please contact :

• Childhood Lead Action Project - For more information or to register contact Olga Granados at 401-785-1310 or email info@leadsafekids.org

Fact Sheets & Resources
For more information on the above requirements, please click on the links below: (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

• Requirements for New Owners of Rental Properties
• Requirements for Current Owners of Rental Properties
• Requirements for Owners of Ten or More Rental Units
• Resource Fact Sheet for Property Owners

Additional Resources

• “Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home” EPA booklet

Lead Mitigation Regulations: If you have questions about the new regulations or need an official copy of them, contact Simon Kue, Housing Resources Coordinator for the Housing Resources Commission at 450-1349 or email skue@rihousing.com. 

• Click here for a copy of the lead regulations

Questions or concerns about the new lead law? Click here to find out how to contact your state representative and state senator. Or, contact the Housing Resources Commission at 401-450-1349 or 1-800-570-0768 or visit www.hrc.ri.gov.