Are landlords required to test for lead paint?
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Are landlords required to test for lead paint?
Does someone renting out a room in an older house have to get it tested for lead paint or just provide the tenant with a lead paint disclosure/brochure?
Asked on February 25, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Washington
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
A landlord is not required to test a unit for the existence of lead paint that is to be rented. However, if the landlord knows that there is lead paint in the rental, he or she must disclose this material fact to a prospective tenant.
Better practice for a landlord using a real estate agent to rent out a unit is to have a tenant receive and sign various disclosures for carbon monoxide, lead paint, safety straps for a water heater and other matters that there are disclosure forms for.
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