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Lead Based Paint
In
1996, Title X Federal legislation became effective, requiring (among other things)
that prospective home purchasers be made aware of the possibility of lead-based
paint in houses built prior to 1978. The seller must disclose whether he or
she knows of the presence of lead-based paint. Testing is at your option.
According to this law, the presence of any lead-based paint in a building does not
require that any remedial action be taken. Current guidelines generally suggest
that intact lead paint be left alone unless there are elevated levels of lead in
the blood or another critical risk factor.
Lead-based paint becomes a problem if children eat or breathe the paint chips or
dust. This causes an increased level of lead in the bloodstream, which has
many serious health effects. These effects are generally most serious in younger
children. Doctors often test lead levels in blood for children under the age
of six. Only if these test results are high is any action mandated by local
health departments.
It
is not just peeling lead-based paint that is a hazard. If there is lead-based
paint on window or door frames, the operation of the windows or doors can cause
lead-containing particles to be released. A child could eat or breathe these
lead-containing particles. For example, if lead-containing dust settles on
a toy, a child playing with that toy is at increased risk. There is also a
risk of lead contamination from drinking water or objects that contain lead.
You should read the lead disclosure brochure that should be provided to you by
the real estate broker (or seller if there is no real estate broker) and make your
own choice as to how to proceed.
You should arrange with an environmental testing service to testing for the presence
of lead paint. For more information on lead, visit the
National Safety
Council lead information page
,
the EPA lead information
web site
,
or the
EPA brochure on Lead Poisoning and Your Family
.
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