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The pre-renovation education requirements of the Renovation, Repair and
Painting Rule ensure that owners and occupants of pre-1978 homes and child-
occupied facilities are provided information about potential hazards of lead-
based paint exposure before renovations are begun.
Who is affected? The requirements apply to any person paid to do work that
disturbs paint in residential housing or child-occupied facilities built before
1978. This includes residential rental property owners and managers, general
contractors and special trade contractors such as painters, plumbers, carpen-
ters and electricians.
What properties are affected? All residential properties and
child-occupied facilities built before 1978 are affected unless they meet one of
the exceptions listed below.
Are there any exceptions? The requirements do not apply to housing desig-
nated for elderly or disabled persons (unless children under age 6 live there),
zero-bedroom dwellings (studio apartments, dormitories, etc.), housing
determined to be free of lead-based paint by a lead-based paint inspection,
emergency renovations and repairs, and minor repairs that disturb 6 square
feet or less of paint on interior surfaces or 20 square feet or less of paint on
exterior surfaces. The minor repair exemption does not apply to projects
involving demolition, window replacement, or involve the use of any of the
practices prohibited by the Renovation, Repair and Painting rule.
What are the requirements? The Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule
requires the distribution of the lead pamphlet The Lead-Safe Certified Guide
to Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child
Care Providers and Schools before the work starts.
In housing built before 1978, you must:
Distribute EPA’s lead pamphlet to the owner and occupants before
renovation starts.
In a child-occupied facility, you must:
Distribute the lead pamphlet to the owner of the building and an
adult representative of the child-occupied facility before the renova-
tion starts.
Either distribute renovation notices to parents/guardians of the
children attending the child-occupied facility, or post informational
signs about the renovation or repair job.
Pre-Renovation Education
Requirements