Full Risk Reduction & Lead Free Certification

Lead Testing

As a certified Risk Assessor, AAA Quality Home Inspectors can inspect your rental property and provide the required documentation to the Maryland Department of Environment, enabling you to obtain your Full Risk Reduction or lead free certification.

Maryland “Lead Law” requires all properties built before 1978 to be in compliance with the following Act:

Title 6, Subtitle 8, of the Environment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, and (“Act”) was enacted to reduce the incidence of lead poisoning while maintaining affordable rental housing. The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) was given the authority to enforce the provisions of the Act. Compliance is mandatory for rental dwelling units built prior to 1978, regardless of renovation history.

MEET THE RISK REDUCTION STANDARD

All rental properties subject to the Act are required to be lead inspected by a MDE accredited lead paint inspector upon a change in occupancy of each home or unit. In order to pass the inspection the property must be free of defective paint on the interior and exterior of the property and pass a dust wipe test. Once all supporting documentation is received, the lead inspector will issue a Lead Paint Full Risk Reduction Certificate.

CERTAIN PROPERTIES MAY BE EXEMPT FROM THE ACT IF:

The property has been lead paint tested by a MDE-accredited inspector and has issued a “Lead Free” or “Limited Lead Free” certificate. Any report submitted to the Department certifying a unit as “Lead Free” or “Limited Lead Free” shall include a processing fee of $10 per unit.