<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:small">I really appreciate the notice, and the outreach to help us all be compliant with what I think is a good law that protects people from avoidable brain damage.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:small">I would very much like to understand why repeated testing is necessary. If you've had the test once (and I'm guessing it's for lead-based paint, lead plumbing, and other lead-based building materials) and passed, why is it necessary to get another inspection? Is there lead in the environment that builds up that needs to be addressed? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:small">I'm asking because, even though I own my own home ( built before 1950), I'd like to know if I should be worried about this for *my* family. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:small">-Sarah</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="garamond, serif">.........................................................................................................................</font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif">Sarah Wayland, Ph.D.</font><span style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:small"> |</span><span style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:small"> </span><a href="http://www.guidingexceptionalparents.com/" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.GuidingExceptionalParents.com</a></div><div><font face="garamond, serif">Supporting students with learning differences and their families</font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#990000"><i><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="1">Raising Your Challenging Child: Group training in behavior management </font></i><span style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:small">• </span><i><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="1">Fall Workshop </font></i><span style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:small">•</span><i><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="1"> starting September 22nd, 2014 in Riverdale Park, MD </font></i><span style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:small">•</span><i><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="1"> <a href="http://raisingyourchallengingchild.com" target="_blank">http://raisingyourchallengingchild.com</a></font><br></i></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 9:24 AM, Chris Currie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crcurrie@gmail.com" target="_blank">crcurrie@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><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" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">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><div><div class="h5"><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 style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span>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 style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span>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" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">301-351-4222</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> cell</span><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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