Updated lead laws in Baltimore Maryland

[Nicole A.]

I just wanted to post this as a FYI to those of you with properties in the Baltimore Maryland area. 

Starting 01 January 2015, ALL rental properties will be required to be registered with MDE as either "Lead Safe" or Lead Free". Apparently, this was not required before, but a very good way to help protect yourself from lead-related lawsuits.

Also, those properties that are "lead safe" will be subject to retesting in between each tenant change! That's a lot (and I don't know if that was required before).

This is why you really want your property to be "lead free"! When it's "lead free", you are exempt from these periodic inspections and also exempt from the yearly renewals!

Here's a PDF link on the information:
http://www.mde.state.md.us/programs/Land/Documents...