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| | | An Act To Protect Maine Citizens from Lead Hazards that Harm |
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| | | Maine Children and Families |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §6030-B is enacted to read: |
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| | | §6030-B.__Environmental lead hazards |
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| | | 1.__Environmental lead hazard disclosure. A landlord or other | | lessor of residential property shall provide to potential tenants | | and lessees a residential real property disclosure statement that | | includes, but is not limited to, information about the presence | | or prior removal of lead-based paint in accordance with Title 22, | | section 1328. |
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| | | 2.__Application.__The landlord or lessor shall provide the | | residential real property disclosure statement under subsection 1 | | when a structure that is part of the real property was built | | prior to 1978. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1328 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §1328.__Residential real property disclosure statement forms |
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| | | 1.__Sellers of real property.__The department shall prepare a | | standard residential 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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