Learn the Issues
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As a seller and lessor, what if I'm selling target housing?
Answer: Property owners who sell target housing must: Disclose all known lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards in the housing and any available reports on lead in the housing; Give buyers the EPA pamphlet "Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home"; Include certain warning language in the contract as…
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As an agent what are my responsibilities?
Answer Agents must ensure that: Sellers and landlords are made aware of their obligations under this rule; Sellers and landlords disclose the proper information to lessors, buyers, and tenants; Sellers give purchasers the opportunity to conduct an inspection; and Lease and sales contracts contain the appropriate notification and disclosure language…
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Am I required to give the EPA pamphlet "Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home" to existing tenants?
Answer: No, but when tenants renew their leases, you must give them the pamphlet and any available reports. In other words, you must give them the same information that you are required to provide new tenants. Question Number: 23002-33215 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to…
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As a purchaser, am I required to conduct and finance an inspection?
Answer: No. The EPA and HUD Real Estate Notification and Disclosure Rule simply ensures that you have the opportunity to test for lead before purchase. Question Number: 23002-33223 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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Incorporating Sustainability Principles in CERCLA and RCRA Cleanup Enforcement Actions
Memorandum outlines seven sustainability principles to consider and incorporate into Superfund and RCRA corrective action enforcement settlement agreements with a case compendium and resource library of information resources.
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How does my firm become Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Certified?
Answer : EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting program applies to all states, tribes and territories where EPA has not specifically provided authorization for that state, tribe or territory to operate the program themselves. Currently, there are 15 states and 1 tribe that are authorized by EPA to operate their own…
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What is the difference between Lead-Based Paint Activities (Abatement) and Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP)?
Answer: Abatement is a specialized activity designed to address lead in the home. RRP activities (including most home contracting work) disturb paint as a consequence of the activity, but they are often undertaken for reasons unrelated to lead issues. View more information about distinctions between the 2 activities . Question…
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TCEQ Recipient Resolution Letter and Informal Resolution Agreement Final
Resolution Letter resolving Administrative Complaint 02NO-20-R6 based on an Informal Resolution Agreement between EPA and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
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How does my firm become Abatement Certified?
Answer: EPA's Abatement program applies to all states, tribes and territories where EPA has not specifically provided authorization for that state, tribe or territory to operate the program themselves. EPA only administers the abatement program in the following states, tribes and territories: Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico…
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My firm is not certified and does not employ a certified renovator. If we are asked to perform a renovation in a pre-1978 home, we test for lead using an EPA-recognized lead test kit. Can we perform these lead tests without being a certified renovator?
No. When performing a renovation in a pre-1978 home, a firm is exempted from the requirements of the Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule if a determination has been made that the surfaces affected by the renovation are free of paint or other surface coatings that contain lead equal…
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Criminal Provisions of Water Pollution
Describes the criminal provisions of the Clean Water Act
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AQS Regional Contacts
Additional helpful information for AQS
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TSCA Fees for Test Rules
Information on relevant fees for Section 4 and Section 6 of TSCA.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-18-0355
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-18-0355.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-20-0061
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-20-0061.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-20-0098
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-20-0098.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-20-0143
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-20-0143.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-19-0038
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-19-0038.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-18-0175
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-18-0175.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-20-0160
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-20-0160.