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Tuesday, March 16th 2010 at 7:00 PM
New EPA Lead Mandates - Attention All Property Owners Speaker Matt Young with Ohio Dept of Health Speaker Matt Young will review the new mandates implemented by the EPA that will effect all property owners that own property built before 1978. Under the new EPA rules, beginning in April 2010, contractors and landlords performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes built before 1978 must be certified and must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination.Under this new rule, beginning in April 2010, contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes built before 1978 must be certified and must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination. After April 22, 2010, property owners who perform these projects in pre-1978 rental housing must be certified and follow the lead-safe work practices required by EPA's Renovation, Repair and Remodeling rule. To become certified, property owners must submit an application for firm certification and fee payment to EPA. Property owners who perform renovation, repairs, and painting jobs in rental property should also: Take training to learn how to perform lead-safe work practices. Learn the lead laws that apply to you regarding certification and lead-safe work practices beginning in April 2010. Keep records to demonstrate that you and your workers have been trained in lead-safe work practices and that you followed lead-safe work practices on the job. To make recordkeeping easier, you may use the sample recordkeeping checklist that theEPA has developed to help contractors comply with the renovation recordkeeping requirements that will take effect in April 2010. Read about how to comply with EPA's rule in the EPA Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right (PDF) (34 pp, 2.5MB) Read about how to use lead-safe work practices in EPA's Steps to Lead Safe Renovation, Repair and Painting


Guests & Visitors $10 Members Admitted Free Registration starts at 6:30 PM Knights of Columbus Hall 10808 Granger Rd. Garfield Heights 44125 Directions to REIA of Cleveland

The Real Estate Investors Association of Cleveland (REIA of Cleveland) is a non-profit educational association organized to provide a forum for the exchange of information in areas of real estate investment. REIA of Cleveland is a group of investors, landlords, rehabbers, vendors, service providers and Realtors who meet on the third Tuesday of the month to advance their knowledge in residential, multifamily and commercial investment properties. Meetings offer you great opportunity to meet and network with members with similar interests.


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