1978. Every real estate agent knows the significance of this year -- the year after which lead was no longer used in the manufacture of paint in the US. We have federally mandated EPA lead-based paint exhibits attached to our contracts (for sale and for lease) for all properties that were built prior to 1978, and the fines for incorrectly executed lead paint exhibits are cost-prohibitive enough to encourage that they be used correctly. But what are we missing in educating our clients about lead-based paint...and what are the consequences if we don't? Cheryl and Maura discuss some important ways real estate agents can be better for our clients.
Here's some follow-up reading for you:
EPA Information on Lead-Based Paint: https://www.epa.gov/lead
HGTV’s Christina Hall Reveals Diagnosis; https://www.newsweek.com/what-mercury-lead-poisoning-hgtv-christina-hall-reveals-diagnosis-1769224?amp=1
HGTV's Chip and Joanna Gains Will Pay Fine Over Lead Paint Violations: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/us/chip-joanna-gaines-fixer-upper-lead-paint.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Cleveland, OH Lead Paint Ordinance Info: https://www.clevelandohio.gov/CityofCleveland/Home/Government/CityAgencies/BuildingHousing/LeadCertification
Philadelphia, PA Lead Paint Ordinance Info: https://www.phila.gov/2019-10-22-rental-property-lead-certification-law/
Why Lead Paint Still Haunts Industrial Cities in the US: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-29/why-lead-paint-still-haunts-industrial-cities-in-the-u-s
Settlement Reached in Lead Paint Death: http://archive.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2003/11/02/settlement_reached_in_lead_paint_death/