Lead Resource Guide for Property Owners
- Regulations
- Essential Maintenance Practices (EMP)
- Selecting a Contractor
- Safety and Renovation
- More Information
Regulations
Essential Maintenance Practices (EMP) and Vermont Lead Law
Fact sheet that summarizes EMP requirements for landlords and rental property managers of rental properties built before 1978.
Real Estate Transactions
Effective July 1, 2008, the Vermont Lead Law requires sellers of pre-1978 residential properties to provide buyers with lead disclosure information and educational materials.
Rental Housing Health Code (pdf)
- Renting in Vermont
An informational handbook for tenants and landlords that explains the Rental Housing Health Code.
Lead Disclosure Rule
Landlords must disclose known information on lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards before leases take effect. Leases must include a Disclosure of Information form (pdf) about lead-based paint.
Lead Poisoned Children Rules
Regulations outline steps to be taken to confirm a diagnosis of lead poisoning, inspect the sources of the poisoning, and the actions to be taken towards abatement or other controls in housing that is rented or leased.
Poster: Notification of Deteriorated Paint (pdf)
You may also call 1-800-439-8550 to receive copies of this poster.
Essential Maintenance Practices (EMPs)
Essential Maintenance Practices are relatively inexpensive initial steps property owners need to take to reduce the chances that lead hazards will develop, avoid the inadvertent creation of hazards, and provide an early warning system to alert owners to deteriorating paint.
EMP Compliance Statement
Vermont law requires that owners of residential rental property and child care facilities built before 1978 complete a Compliance Statement after doing essential maintenance practices.
The Vermont Department of Health has developed a free online service that will make it easier for owners and managers of pre-1978 rental housing to comply with essential maintenance practices mandated by the Vermont Lead Law.
If property owners and managers have questions about this new system, or a renter believes a compliance statement should be filed for a particular property, email EmpCompliance@state.vt.us, or call (802) 865-7786.
EMP Resources and Information
Essential Maintenance Practices (EMP) and Vermont Lead Law
Fact sheet that summarizes EMP requirements for landlords and rental property managers of rental properties built before 1978.
Essential Maintenance Practices Training Providers
A listing of Essential Maintenance Practices courses.
Contractors
- Selecting a Contractor
What to consider when hiring a contractor, and listings of licensed contractors.
Safety and Renovation
- Lead Paint and Renovation Safety
Advice on renovating old houses and removing lead paint.
- Financial Assistance Programs
Information on financial help with fixing lead problems
Fact Sheets and Resources
- Sources of Lead - Facts about lead exposure through paint, soil, air, water, food and food containers and through job activities.
- Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home (or PDF) - An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guide to locating and ridding your home of lead hazards.