PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                          H.B. 1231

6-820.

(a)     Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an owner of an affected
property shall give to the tenant of the affected property a notice, prepared by the
Department, of the tenant's rights under §§ 6-817 and 6-819 of this subtitle, according to
the following schedule:

(1)     At least 25% of the owner's affected properties by [January 1, 1995]
MAY 25, 1996;

(2)     At least 50% of the owner's affected properties by [April 1, 1995]
AUGUST 25, 1996;

(3)     At least 75% of the owner's affected properties by [July 1, 1995]
NOVEMBER 25, 1996; and

(4)     100% of the owner's affected properties by [ October 1, 1995]
FEBRUARY 25, 1997.

(b)     [ An] ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 24. 1996. AN owner of an affected property
shall give to the tenant of the affected property a notice, prepared by the Department, of
the tenant's rights under §§ 6-817 and 6-819 of this subtitle upon the execution of a lease
or the inception of a tenancy.

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

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