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<br />Are You Planning to Buy or Rent a Home Built <br />Before 1978? <br />Did you know that many homes built before 1978 have lead-based <br />paint? Lead from paint, chips, and dust can pose serious health <br />hazards. <br />Read this entire brochure to learn: <br />•How lead gets into the body <br />•How lead afects health <br />•What you can do to protect your family <br />•Where to go for more information <br />Before renting or buying a pre-1978 home or apartment, federal <br />law requires: <br />•Sellers must disclose known information on lead-based paint or lead- <br />based paint hazards before selling a house. <br />•Real estate sales contracts must include a specifc warning statement <br />about lead-based paint. Buyers have up to 10 days to check for lead. <br />•Landlords must disclose known information on lead-based paint <br />or lead-based paint hazards before leases take efect. Leases must <br />include a specifc warning statement about lead-based paint. <br />If undertaking renovations, repairs, or painting (RRP) projects in <br />your pre-1978 home or apartment: <br />•Read EPA’s pamphlet, The Lead-Safe Certifed Guide to Renovate Right, <br />to learn about the lead-safe work practices that contractors are <br />required to follow when working in your home (see page 12). <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: F2ACDD3E-B704-4133-806D-A96A438DB7CF