Pre-Renovation Education & Disclosure Flashcards

Under the EPA RRP Rule, a 'child-occupied facility' is best described as which of the following?

Answer: A building or portion thereof where children under age 6 spend significant time receiving care or education

Under the RRP Rule, a child-occupied facility is a building, or portion of a building, where children under 6 years of age spend significant time, such as day care centers, preschools, and kindergartens.

Who bears primary responsibility for ensuring that pre-renovation education requirements are fulfilled under the EPA RRP Rule?

Answer: The renovation firm

Under the RRP Rule, the renovation firm — not just the individual certified renovator — is ultimately responsible for ensuring that all pre-renovation education and disclosure requirements are met.

A renovation firm is about to start work on a house built in 1980. Which statement about pre-renovation disclosure is correct?

Answer: Disclosure is not required because the house was built after the 1978 lead paint ban

The RRP Rule applies only to housing built before 1978; a house constructed in 1980 was built after the residential lead paint ban, so it does not qualify as 'target housing' and pre-renovation disclosure is not required.

What is the primary purpose of requiring distribution of the 'Renovate Right' pamphlet before renovation work begins in target housing?

Answer: To inform occupants about lead hazards and protective steps they can take during renovation

The 'Renovate Right' pamphlet is designed to educate homeowners, tenants, and occupants about lead hazards associated with renovation activities and the steps they can take to protect themselves and their families.

If a renovation firm mails the 'Renovate Right' pamphlet to an owner who cannot be reached in person, what must the firm retain as proof of disclosure?

Answer: A certificate of mailing or return receipt from the postal service

When the pamphlet is mailed because the owner cannot be reached in person, the renovation firm must retain the certificate of mailing as documentation that the pre-renovation disclosure requirement was fulfilled.

A building owner provides a statement claiming their pre-1978 rental units were renovated years ago and no longer contain lead-based paint. Without a certified inspector's report confirming this, how should the renovator treat these units?

Answer: The units must still be treated as target housing and full disclosure must be provided

An owner's unsupported statement is not sufficient to exclude a pre-1978 property from the RRP Rule; only a certified inspector's or risk assessor's written report confirming the absence of lead-based paint can exempt a property from target housing requirements.

Under the RRP Rule, which of the following renovation scenarios would require pre-renovation disclosure to BOTH the building owner AND individual tenants?

Answer: Renovation of common hallways in a pre-1978 multi-unit rental building

Renovation of common areas in a pre-1978 multi-unit rental building requires providing pre-renovation notice to both the building owner and all tenants in the building, since all occupants may be affected by lead dust from common area work.