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Information for Landlords and Property Managers
Testing
- Testing Your Home for Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil (EPA) (pdf 204k) - (Off Site)
- HUD Visual Assessment training – Take this on-line training to learn how to identify and address deteriorated paint (Off Site)
Working Safely
- Lead Dust Removal and Control: A Step by Step Guide - (pdf 497K)
- Lead Paint Safety: A Field Guide for Painting, Home Maintenance, & Renovation Work (Off Site)
- Lead Training Calendar
Legal requirements and leases
- US EPA Lead Disclosure Rule (Off Site)
- Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home (Blue Book) (Off Site)
- Consumer rights when you rent an apartment (Off Site)
- Suggested Lease Language to Help Maintain Lead-Safe Property
- Maine Attorney General's model home construction contract (Off Site)
- Maine's environmental lead hazard and repair disclosure law (Off Site)
- Maine Housing - Lead Hazard Control Program (Off Site)
- DEP Recommended Lead-Safe Contract Specs for construction contracts
- Listings of DEP Licensed Lead Professionals, Licensed Abatement Contractors
Suggested Lease Language to Help Maintain Lead-Safe Property
To maintain paint in good condition and prevent lead hazards in pre-1978 rental units, the landlord should conduct an annual visual inspection for deteriorated paint, and conduct repairs as needed. Also, tenants should have an affirmative obligation to notify landlords of any conditions needing repair.
Suggested model lease language to notify tenants of landlord’s right to inspect property, and tenant’s responsibility to notify landlord of any condition needing repair is as follows.
INSPECTION BY LANDLORD
The Landlord may enter the dwelling unit upon twenty-four (24) hours notice only for the following purposes: to inspect, to make repairs and to exhibit the unit to prospective purchasers, mortgages, and tenants. If, however, the Landlord or his agent reasonably believes that an emergency (such as fire) exists which requires an immediate entry, such entry may be made without notice.
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
The Landlord will provide and maintain the building and grounds appurtenant to the dwelling unit in a decent, safe and sanitary condition and will comply with all state and local laws, regulations and ordinances concerning the condition of dwelling units which at a minimum must be maintained in a decent, safe and sanitary condition. The Tenant will notify the Landlord of dangerous conditions or the need for repairs on the premises, including repair of deteriorated paint, and will guard against loss or risk to himself and others until such time as the Landlord has had a reasonable opportunity to address the problem.
Highlighted text added to model lease language recommended to landlords by:
SHANKMAN & ASSOCIATES
11 Lisbon Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
