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LANDLORDS and HOMEOWNERS: What You Need to Know about Lead in Your Building

LANDLORDS and HOMEOWNERS: What You Need to Know about Lead in Your Building. If your multi-unit has lead paint, then common activities such as sanding and scraping an old windowsill, or removing paint with a heat gun, can produce dangerous lead dust, chips and fumes.

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LANDLORDS and HOMEOWNERS: What You Need to Know about Lead in Your Building

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  1. LANDLORDS and HOMEOWNERS:What You Need to Know about Lead in Your Building • If your multi-unit has lead paint, then common activities such as sanding and scraping an old windowsill, or removing paint with a heat gun, can produce dangerous lead dust, chips and fumes. • Unless testing has shown that a building does not contain lead paint, assume that all homes built before 1978 contain lead paint and require lead-safe work practices. For more information: Community Concepts Community Concepts administers a 0% deferred forgivable loan program for the Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing) for the abatement of lead paint hazards. Deferred Forgivable Loans can be used for both single-family homes and apartment buildings. Housing Energy Service Program Lead Paint Services Kevin Leonard 1-800-866-5588 ext. 2119 kleonard@community-concepts.org MaineHousing Lead Hazard Program Offers funding and deferred loan programs to eligible homeowners through local CAP agencies. 353 Water Street Augusta, Maine 04330 1-800-452-4668 or 626-4600 www.mainehousing.org

  2. Tips for Lead-Safe Renovation • Protect your family, your tenants and your neighbors. • Keep others, especially children and pregnant women, out of the work area. • Prepare the area.Make sure to keep all dust inside the work space. • Create barriers between the work area and the living space. • Protect yourself and your workers from dust and debris. • Wear protective gear. • Have employees wash their hands, face and hair and change clothes before returning home. • Do not eat, drink or smoke in the work area. • Work wet. • To create as little dust as possible, use wet methods. • Work clean. • Clean-up dust and debris in lead-safe ways.

  3. Healthy Housing Regulations 101: What You as a Landlord Need to Know about State and Federal Requirements for Safe Renovation in Your Multi-Unit Buildings • Please join the Cities of Biddeford and Saco, in partnership with Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition, Wednesday, October 21, 2009, from 2:00pm-3:30PM at Saco City Hall, 300 Main St.,for a FREE landlord forum and presentations from experts including: • Deb Kasik, Certified Lead Inspector • Kevin Leonard, Community Concepts • Eric Fromberg, Maine Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program • Richard Taylor, State Fire Marshal’s Office • Dick Lambert, City of Saco and Roby Fecteau, City of Biddeford • To register for FREE, please contact Donna at Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition at (207) 602-3504. First 50 registrants will receive a $20 Lowe’s Gift Certificate

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