LEAD-BASED PAINT CERTIFICATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT


Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based Paint and/or Lead-Based Paint Hazards

Residential Sales

Lead Warning Statement

Every purchaser of any interest in residential real property on which a residential dwelling was built prior to 1978 is notified that such property may present exposure to lead from lead-based paint that may place young children at risk of developing lead poisoning. Lead poisoning in young children may produce permanent neurological damage, including learning disabilities, reduced intelligence quotient, behavioral problems, and impaired memory. Lead poisoning also poses a particular risk to pregnant women. The seller of any interest in residential real property is required to provide the buyer with any information on lead-based paint hazards from risk assessments or inspections in the seller's possession and notify the buyer of any known lead-based paint hazards. A risk assessment or inspection for possible lead-based paint hazards is recommended prior to purchase.


Seller's Disclosure (initial)

(a) Presence of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards (check one below):

Known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards are present in the housing (explain).
Seller has no knowledge of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the housing.


(b) Records and reports available to the seller (check one below):

Seller has provided the purchaser with all available records and reports pertaining to lead-based
paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the housing (list documents below).
Seller has no reports or records pertaining to lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards
in the housing.


Purchaser's Acknowledgment (initial)

__________(c) Purchaser has received copies of all information listed above.
__________(d) Purchaser has received the pamphlet Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home.
__________(e) Purchaser has (check one below):
Received a 10-day opportunity (or mutually agreed upon period) to conduct a risk assessment or
inspection for the presence of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards; or
Waived the opportunity to conduct a risk assessment or inspection for the presence of lead-based
paint and/or lead-based paint hazards.


Agent's Acknowledgment (initial)

__________(f) Agent has informed the seller of the seller's obligations under the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852d) and is aware of his/her responsibility to ensure compliance.


Certification of Accuracy

The following parties have reviewed the information above and certify, to the best of their knowledge, that the information provided by the signatory is true and accurate.

This Certification and Acknowledgment may be executed simultaneously or in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties agree that this Certification and Acknowledgment may be transmitted between them by facsimile machine. The parties intend that faxed signatures constitute original signatures and are binding on the parties. The original document shall be promptly executed and/or delivered, if requested

         
Purchaser's Signature                    Printed Name Date   Purchaser's Signature                           Printed Name Date
 

 

       
Seller's Signature                                Printed Name Date   Seller's Signature                              Printed Name Date
 

 

       
Purchaser's Agent Signature Date   Listing Agent's Signature Date
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