Milwaukee Lead Law Milwaukee Pilot Project Lead Ordinance In March 1999, the Milwaukee City Council unanimously approved a Community Lead Safe Zones ordinance, a highly targeted three-year pilot project to control lead paint hazards in pre-1950 residential… More
November 7th, 2016
Rocky Mount Rehab Loan and Maintenance Program
Rocky Mount Integrated Rehabilitation Loan and Preventative Maintenance Program In November 2000, the City of Rocky Mount’s (North Carolina) Planning Department developed a program to link rehabilitation activities supported with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds… More
November 7th, 2016
San Francisco Lead Law
San Francisco Lead Law San Francisco Lead-Based Paint Ordinance Effective January 5, 1998, legislation was passed by the Board of Supervisors and signed by the Mayor that amends the San Francisco Building Code (SFBC Ch. 36). The… More
November 7th, 2016
North Carolina Lead Law
North Carolina Lead Law Background on the Preventative Maintenance Program In 1997 the North Carolina General Assembly adopted the Childhood Lead Exposure Control Act that established a new lead-based paint Preventative Maintenance Program (PMP). The PMP is… More
November 7th, 2016
Massachusetts Lead Law
Massachusetts Lead Law Massachusetts enacted one of the nation’s first state lead poisoning prevention laws in 1971. The original statute embodied the principle of primary prevention, which remains at the heart of the current law. Since… More
November 7th, 2016
Maryland Lead Law
Maryland Lead Law Maryland Environmental Article 6-8 – “The Lead Poisoning Prevention Program” Statute Maryland Environmental Article 6-8, also referred to as Maryland Housing Bill 760, “The Lead Poisoning Prevention Program” statute, was signed into law in… More