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| 1.__Sellers of real property.__The department shall prepare a | | standard real property disclosure statement form for potential | | sellers of real property to use to disclose to potential purchasers | | information concerning environmental lead hazards, in or about the | | real property, to comply with Title 33, section 173, subsection 4, | | paragraph B.__The statement is in addition to that required under | | 42 United States Code, Section 4852d and implementing regulations. |
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| | | A.__The following warning must be included at the top of the | | form.__The heading and the first and last paragraphs must be | | printed in a font that is at least as large as 16-point type | | in Times Roman font. |
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| | | WARNING REGARDING LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS |
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| | | ANY RESIDENCE BUILT BEFORE 1978 MAY CONTAIN LEAD SUFFICIENT | | TO POISON CHILDREN AND SOMETIMES ADULTS.__LEAD POISONING | | POSES A PARTICULAR RISK IF YOU ARE PREGNANT OR MAY BECOME | | PREGNANT.__LEAD POISONING IN YOUNG CHILDREN MAY PRODUCE | | PERMANENT NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING LEARNING | | DISABILITIES, A REDUCED INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT (IQ), IMPAIRED | | MEMORY AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS ATTENTION DEFICIT | | HYPERACTIVE DISORDER AND A PROPENSITY FOR VIOLENCE. |
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| | | Every purchaser of any interest in residential real property | | on which a residential dwelling was built prior to 1978 is | | notified that such property may present exposure to lead | | from lead-based paint that may place young children at risk | | of developing lead poisoning.__The seller of any interest in | | real property is required to provide the buyer with any | | information on lead-based paint hazards from risk | | assessments or inspections in the seller's possession and | | notify the buyer of any known lead-based paint hazards.__A | | risk assessment or inspection for possible lead-based paint | | hazards is recommended prior to purchase. |
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| | | The owner of property is strictly liable for damages | | resulting from the lead poisoning of children under the age | | of 6 when the owner has failed to comply with Maine law | | relating to environmental lead hazards under the Maine | | Revised Statutes, Title 22, chapter 252. |
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| | | THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW WITH CERTAINTY WHETHER LEAD-BASED PAINT | | HAZARDS ARE PRESENT ON THE PROPERTY IS TO TEST THE PROPERTY | | FOR THE PRESENCE OF LEAD. |
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| | | B.__The form must include the seller's disclosure and the | | agent's disclosure as required by federal law. |
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