<div dir="ltr">The major change here, as Audrey indicates, is that now houses built as recently as 1977 fall under the lead inspection requirement; previously, the cut-off was in the 1950s.  <div><br></div><div>Be aware that, depending on your municipality, the inspection requirement may be more frequent than once every change in tenant.  The City of Hyattsville, for example, requires owners to pass a lead inspection in conjunction with its annual rental inspection.  That means that in Hyattsville, you have at least one lead inspection per year and you might have two, if a change in tenancy occurs between your annual permit inspection.  I don't know what the policy is in Riverdale Park.</div><div><br></div><div>The good news for landlords is that the cost of these inspections has been going down as more people have gotten trained and certified to do them.  Several years ago, shortly after the original law was passed, it could cost $500-$800 to do a typical house.  That number seems to have dropped to a few hundred dollars now.  </div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div><div><br><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Message: 1</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 12:48:44 -0400</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">From: Audrey Bragg <</span><a href="mailto:abragg7393@aol.com" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">abragg7393@aol.com</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">To: </span><a href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Subject: [RP TownTalk] Rental properties</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Message-ID: <</span><a href="mailto:8D1A309E02126F5-287C-F5B9@webmail-m289.sysops.aol.com" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">8D1A309E02126F5-287C-F5B9@webmail-m289.sysops.aol.com</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Hi all,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Just a heads up to those who own rental property in town.  The state recently passed a new law regarding lead inspections for rental properties: Effective </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span class="">1/1/2015</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">  All residential rental properties constructed prior to 1978 must comply with Maryland's Lead Risk Reduction Housing Act.  The law requires rental property owners to:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">1. Register all their rental dwelling units every year with the Maryland Dept. of the Environment (MDE).  The cost of registration is $30.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">2,  Have lead paint inspections prior to changes in tenancy, and</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">3.  Distribute specific lead risk educational materials</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">You can register your property through </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span class="">Jan. 1, 2015</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> at </span><a href="http://www.mde.maryland.gov/LeadRegistration" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">www.mde.maryland.gov/LeadRegistration</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Questions can be directed to: </span><a href="mailto:mde.leadreg@maryland.gov" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">mde.leadreg@maryland.gov</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Without certification and by not following approved practices owner's can face fines and potential lawsuits.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Respectfully submitted,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Audrey Bragg, Broker</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Gerrety & Bragg Real Estate, Inc.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="tel:301-277-1111" value="+13012771111" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">301-277-1111</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> office</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="tel:301-351-4222" value="+13013514222" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">301-351-4222</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> cell</span><br></div></div></div>