ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 540

(ii) A unit within a hotel, motel, or similar seasonal or transient
facility;

(iii) An area which is secured and inaccessible to occupants; or

(iv) A unit which is not offered for rent.

6-803.

(a)     This subtitle applies to:

(1)     Affected property; and

(2)     Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, any residential rental
property, the owner of which elects to comply with this subtitle.

(b)     This subtitle does not apply to:

(1)     Property not expressly covered in subsection (a) of this section;

(2)     Affected property owned or operated by a unit of federal, State, or
local government, or any public, quasi-public, or municipal corporation, if the
affected property is subject to lead standards that are equal to, or more stringent
than, the risk reduction standard established under § 6-815 of this subtitle; or

(3)     Affected property which is certified to be lead-free pursuant to §
6-804 of this subtitle.

6-804.

(a)     Affected property is exempt from the provisions of Part IV of this subtitle
if the owner submits to the Department an inspection report that:

(1)     Indicates that the affected property has been tested for the presence
of lead-based paint in accordance with standards and procedures established by the
Department by regulation;

(2)     States that:

(i) All interior surfaces of the affected property are lead-free;

(ii) All exterior painted surfaces of the affected property that were
chipping, peeling, or flaking have been restored with nonlead-based paint; and

(iii) No exterior painted surfaces of the affected property are
chipping, peeling, or flaking; and

(3)     Is verified by the Department accredited inspector who performed
the test.

(b)     In order to maintain exemption from the provisions of Part IV of this
subtitle, the owner shall submit to the Department every 2 years a certification, by a
Department accredited inspector, stating that no exterior painted surface of the
affected property is chipping, peeling, or flaking.

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