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Project, Policy, and Legal Documents

1. Strategies for Making the Most of the Federal Lead Hazard Disclosure Law (Updated 10/04)
2. Model State/Local Lead Disclosure Law (Updated 9/03)
3. Overcoming Barriers to Data-Sharing Related to the HIPAA Privacy Rule: A Guide for State and Local Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs (Updated 10/04)
4. Fair Housing Laws and Discrimination Against Families (Updated 9/03)
5. Requirements Concerning Lead-Based Paint and the Fair Housing Act (HUD Policy Statement) (Updated 9/03)
6. Survey of State Laws Regarding Retaliatory Provisions (Updated 10/04)
7. State and Local Lead Hazard Disclosure Laws (Updated 10/04)
8. Private Causes of Action Under the Federal Lead Hazard Disclosure Law (Updated 10/04)
9. Using the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to Control Lead Hazards in Housing (Updated 10/04)

Strategy #1: Tenant Education

9a. Tenant Lead Hazard Disclosure Presentation—English (Updated 9/03)
9b. Tenant Lead Hazard Disclosure Presentation Script—English (Updated 9/03)
9c. Tenant Lead Hazard Disclosure Presentation—Spanish (Updated 12/03)
9d. Tenant Lead Hazard Disclosure Presentation Script—Spanish (Updated 12/03)

Strategy #2: Outreach to Landlords

10a. Model “Boilerplate” Letter—English (Updated 9/03)
10b. Model "Boilerplate" Letter—Spanish (Updated 10/04)
11a. Model Registered Letter—English (Updated 9/03)
11b. Model Registered Letter—Spanish (Updated 10/04)
12a. Lead Hazard Disclosure Presentation for Property Owners and Managers (Updated 9/03)
12b. Lead Hazard Disclosure Presentation for Property Owners and Managers Script (Updated 9/03)
13. Complying with the Federal Lead Hazard Disclosure Law: A Guide for Rental Property Owners and Managers (Updated 9/03)

Strategy #3: Code Enforcement

14. Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning through Code Enforcement: Ten Effective Strategies (Updated 9/03)
15. Housing Code Enforcement Notice of Violation: Attachment for Pre-1978 Housing (Updated 9/03)

Strategy #4: Document/Report Disclosure Violations

16. Guide to Identifying and Documenting Disclosure Law Violations (Updated 9/03)
17. When you moved into this building, were you told about lead hazards? (Tenant Tip Collection Form)—English (Updated 6/04)
18. When you moved into this building, were you told about lead hazards? (Tenant Tip Collection Form)—Spanish (Updated 6/04)
19. Model Tenant Affidavit—English (Updated 9/03)
20. Model Tenant Affidavit—Spanish (Updated 9/03)
21. Lead Hazard Disclosure Report Form (Model Tenant Interview Form) (Updated 9/03)
22. Innovative SEPs and CHIPs for Inclusion in Lead Hazard Disclosure Settlements (Updated 9/03)
23. Summary of Federal Lead Hazard Disclosure Consent Agreements and Decrees (Updated 12/04)
24. EPA Regional Lead Enforcement Contacts (Updated 10/04)
25. HUD Enforcement Contact Information (Updated 10/04)