Ch. 616                                    1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

6-823.

(a)     By [December 1, 1994] MAY 23, 1996, an owner of an affected property shall
give to the tenant of each of the owner's affected properties a lead poisoning information
packet prepared or designated by the Department.

(b)     On or after [October 1, 1994] FEBRUARY 24, 1996, upon the execution of a
lease or the inception of a tenancy for an affected property the owner of the affected
property shall give to the tenant a lead poisoning information packet prepared or
designated by the Department.

6-828.

(b) A person may not bring an action against an owner of an affected property for
damages arising from alleged injury or loss to a person at risk caused by the ingestion of
lead by a person at risk that is first documented by a test for EBL of 25 ug/dl or more
performed on or after [ October 1, 1994] FEBRUARY 24, 1996, or 20 ug/dl or more
performed on or after [October 1, 1999] FEBRUARY 24, 2001, unless the owner has been
given:

(1)     Written notice from any person that the elevated blood level of a person
at risk is:

(i) Greater than or equal to 25 ug/dl as first documented by a test for
EBL performed on or after [October 1, 1994] FEBRUARY 24, 1996; or

(ii) On or after [October 1, 1999] FEBRUARY 24, 2001, an EBL
greater than or equal to 20 ug/dl as first documented by a test for EBL performed on or
after [October 1, 1999] FEBRUARY 24, 2001; and

(2)     An opportunity to make a qualified offer under § 6-831 of this subtitle.
6-830.

If, ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 24, 1996, the concentration of lead in a whole venous
blood sample of a person at risk tested within 30 days after the person at risk begins
residence or to regularly spend at least 24 hours per week in an affected property that is
certified as being in compliance with the provisions of § 6-815 of this subtitle is greater
than or equal to 25 ug/dl, or, on and after [October 1, 1999] FEBRUARY 24, 2001, greater
than or equal to 20 ug/dl, it shall be presumed that the ingestion of lead occurred before
a person at risk began residing or regularly spending at least 24 hours per week in the
affected property.

6-843.

(a) (1) Except as provided in this subsection and subsection (b) of this section,
and in cooperation with the Department of Housing and Community Development, the
State Department of Assessments and Taxation, and other appropriate governmental
units, the Department shall provide for the collection of an annual fee for every rental
dwelling unit in the State.

(2) The annual fee for an affected property is $10.

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