WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 114

6-813.

(A)     AN OWNER WHO FAILS TO REGISTER AN AFFECTED PROPERTY UNDER §
6-811 OF THIS SUBTITLE, OR WHO FAILS TO RENEW, THE REGISTRATION OF AN
AFFECTED PROPERTY UNDER § 6-812 OF THIS SUBTITLE, IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE
WITH RESPECT TO THAT AFFECTED PROPERTY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SUBTITLE FOR PURPOSES OF § 6-836 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(B)     A PERSON WHO WILLFULLY AND KNOWINGLY FALSIFIES INFORMATION
FILED IN A REGISTRATION OR RENEWAL UNDER THIS PART IS GUILTY OF A
MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000
OR IMPRISONMENT OF UP TO 1 YEAR OR BOTH.

6-814. RESERVED.

PART IV. RISK REDUCTION STANDARD FOR AFFECTED PROPERTY

6-815.

(A) NO LATER THAN THE FIRST CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY IN AN AFFECTED
PROPERTY THAT OCCURS ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 1994, BEFORE THE NEXT TENANT
OCCUPIES THE PROPERTY, AN OWNER OF AN AFFECTED PROPERTY SHALL INITIALLY
SATISFY THE RISK REDUCTION STANDARD ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE BY:

(1)      PASSING THE TEST FOR LEAD-CONTAMINATED DUST UNDER § 6-816
OF THIS SUBTITLE; OR

(2)      PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

TREATMENTS:

(I) A VISUAL REVIEW OF ALL EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR PAINTED
SURFACES;

(II)     THE REMOVAL AND REPAINTING OF CHIPPING, PEELING, OR
FLAKING PAINT ON EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR PAINTED SURFACES;

(III)    THE REPAIR OF ANY STRUCTURAL DEFECT THAT IS CAUSING
THE PAINT TO CHIP, PEEL, OR FLAKE THAT THE OWNER OF THE AFFECTED
PROPERTY HAS KNOWLEDGE OF OR, WITH THE EXERCISE OF REASONABLE CARE,
SHOULD HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF;

(IV)    STRIPPING AND REPAINTING, REPLACING, OR
ENCAPSULATING ALL INTERIOR WINDOWSILLS WITH VINYL, METAL, OR ANY OTHER
MATERIAL IN A MANNER AND UNDER CONDITIONS APPROVED BY THE
DEPARTMENT;

(V)     ENSURE THAT CAPS OF VINYL, ALUMINUM, OR ANY OTHER
MATERIAL IN A MANNER AND UNDER CONDITIONS APPROVED BY THE
DEPARTMENT, ARE INSTALLED IN ALL WINDOW WELLS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE
WINDOW WELLS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE;

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