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Lead paint nightmare (by Mike [MA]) Jun 23, 2018 10:49 PM

Lead paint nightmare (by NE [PA]) Jun 24, 2018 3:26 AM

Lead paint nightmare (by joe [CT]) Jun 24, 2018 4:05 AM

Lead paint nightmare (by Still Learning [NH]) Jun 24, 2018 4:36 AM

Lead paint nightmare (by AllyM [NJ]) Jun 24, 2018 7:00 AM

Lead paint nightmare (by Mike [MA]) Posted on: Jun 23, 2018 10:49 PM
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Several years ago, as a relative newbie, I rented an apartment in a 3 family to a middle aged couple, whose children were well into their teens. Of course, at that time I provided them with the standard lead paint notification papers, indicating that "being older than 50 years, I could hot guarantee their particular 5 room apartment was completely lead free" …..

Last week, this somewhat shocked couple suddenly informed me that not only were they a expecting a child in October, they were wondering if their apartment had ever been "officially de-leaded throughout.... and were thinking of moving etc...."

Making a long nightmare short, I found the state approved papers indicating that the fellow I bought this house from had fully de-leaded the other 2 apartments in this building, but never completely finished de-leading theirs.

Moreover, today I got reports from 3 "official" lead removal outfits, who gave me wildly different assessments, abatement suggestions and associated costs. The two figures that are the closest to each other are suggesting "encapsulating" about 600 sq. feet of doors, trim and base board area for about $10, 000 dollars , vs the other guys quote of "some $26,000 to replace and finish all that is needed with all new new wood." etc,.....

If you know anything at all about this complex subject and how these guys operate, etc., please help me regain a bit of my sanity. Thanks MIKE

--173.48.xxx.xxx

Lead paint nightmare (by NE [PA]) Posted on: Jun 24, 2018 3:26 AM
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Let them move.

$26,000 and I'm assuming this is an average apartment? There is so much old housing stock here in Pa that it would never be able to be completed to the specs of Massachusetts insane requirements. A 2,000 sq ft house that can be purchased in some towns for $10,000 and barely given away beyond that would be cheaper to tear down and rebuild than lead abate. --50.32.xxx.xxx

Lead paint nightmare (by joe [CT]) Posted on: Jun 24, 2018 4:05 AM
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Amazing! --173.48.xxx.xxx

Lead paint nightmare (by Still Learning [NH]) Posted on: Jun 24, 2018 4:36 AM
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To do it yourself look up RRP certification. I don’t know MA rules but I know there are a lot and very tenant friendly. If you don’t get responses from MA landlords try reposting with MA in subject line. Also, try calling a local landlord group for help. --107.77.xx.xxx

Lead paint nightmare (by AllyM [NJ]) Posted on: Jun 24, 2018 7:00 AM
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Find a lead tester with a hand held xray gun that fires through all the layers of paint on the doors and prints out the amount of lead. That is the only thing I would believe. I had it done on all my units when this lead thing started being reported in the nineties. It cost me #250 per unit and I got a professional report. I was surprised at how little lead paint there was. It was mainly on window sills and I replace the old windows anyway and the sills. In one unit it was on steps going up from the garage. Getting the xray test is cheap. The reason there is not that much lead paint around is that it was more expensive and people just did not use it. I suspect you have less than you think and the lead removers probably do not even test, they just assume. You can have the tenants older furniture checked too. One young couple who did find lead in their babies blood while in my unit had an old chair that the baby used that was full of it and so were his Chinese toys and the local water has it also. DON'T GET A TESTER WHO IS ALSO A REMOVER. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. --73.178.xxx.xx

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