Rental Restoration is certified. Is your contractor?
On April 22, new regulations went into effect that could change the way property managers select contractors. The EPA now requires that ANYONE doing certain types of work on pre-1978 buildings be certified to do so– this includes contractors and even landlords themselves. (The only exemption is if a tenant does the work themselves for no pay or renumeration at all- weird exception, I know!)
Here’s a brief lowdown on the new regulations that effect ALL rental properties and child-care centers:
- Any time more than six square feet of interior wall or 20 square feet of exterior wall is disturbed (sanded, replaced, repaired) in a property that was built prior to 1978, the work must be completed by an EPA “Lead Safe” Certified Firm in accordance with the processes the EPA has set forth.
- Any time a window is replaced in a building built prior to 1978, the work must be done by an EPA “Lead Safe” Certified Firm.
The National Association of REALTORS has a great video for property managers here
—-> http://www.realtor.org/government_affairs/lead_paint_property_managers_faq
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