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Old 03-26-2013, 03:29 PM
 
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I am in the process of buying my first home! Yay! We have an 18 month old daughter so lead paint was a concern since the house was built in 1910. The seller produced a full deleading certificate that happened in 2002 . Yay! However,now my realtor is saying a friend told her we should still get the lead inspection done. I feel satisfied with the certification from 2002 but am i wrong?
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Old 03-26-2013, 04:16 PM
 
Location: Funkotron, MA
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I'd be satisfied with the deleading certificate. I doubt it's a forgery, since older houses containing lead paint are still fairly common in the area. And they wouldn't have added lead paint after 2002. What is the realtor's reason for wanting the inspection?

I don't have an 18 month old kid, though. If it'll give you peace of mind, go for it.
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Old 03-26-2013, 04:54 PM
 
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I am in the process of buying my first home! Yay! We have an 18 month old daughter so lead paint was a concern since the house was built in 1910. The seller produced a full deleading certificate that happened in 2002 . Yay! However,now my realtor is saying a friend told her we should still get the lead inspection done. I feel satisfied with the certification from 2002 but am i wrong?
Definitely get a lead inspection. Your child may be at risk. The rules may have changed. and or
the deleaders may have missed something. the deleading certificate is only
good if the paint has all remained intact.
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Old 03-26-2013, 06:44 PM
 
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I don't know anyone who got a lead paint inspection even if they had a toddler. I never got one either, although we had an eye on ours at all times. Do whatever you feel comfortable with. Every child is different and you know yours better than any one on the forums.
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Old 03-27-2013, 09:36 AM
 
Location: Southern New Hampshire
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Congratulations, this is a very exciting time for you

If it makes you feel safer moving forward with the purchase, then by all means, do the inspection. Massachusetts has one of the strictest lead-paint laws in the nation, and nationally, the new (2010) RRP law has tightened standards even more. I guess what you'll want to know is was the property completely deleaded, or was it a letter of complaince? There is a difference, see this webpage for a description of deleading:
Getting Your Home Deleaded - MassLegalHelp

Also, here is a little excerpt from a mass.gov webpage that I had bookmarked:

What is a Letter of Compliance and a Letter of Interim Control?

Under the state Lead Law, a Letter of Compliance is a legal letter that says either that there are no lead paint hazards or that the home has been deleaded. The letter is signed and dated by a licensed lead inspector. A Letter of Interim Control is a legal letter that says work necessary to make a home temporarily safe from lead hazards has been done. It is signed and dated by a licensed risk assessor. A Letter of Interim Control is good for one year, but can be renewed for one more year. The owner must fully delead the home and get a Letter of Compliance by the end of the second year if a child under six still lives there. The Lead Law does not require the removal of all lead paint from a home. An owner who gets a Letter of Compliance or Letter of Interim Control must take reasonable care to keep up the home, mainly by making sure there is no chipping or peeling lead paint. If an owner fails to take reasonable steps to maintain the home, he or she may become liable for damages to a child lead poisoned as a result of the owner's breach of that duty of reasonable care.
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Old 03-28-2013, 12:10 AM
 
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Your bank might require the certificate in order to get the mortgage, but no, I don't think you need anything beyond what you already have in hand.
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Old 03-28-2013, 07:37 AM
 
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I don't know anyone who got a lead paint inspection even if they had a toddler. I never got one either, although we had an eye on ours at all times. Do whatever you feel comfortable with. Every child is different and you know yours better than any one on the forums.
Please get an inspection. My niece got lead paint poisoning before the deleading and again
after. You can never watch a child 100% of the time.
Getting lead poisoning out of a child isn't pretty. Very painful
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Old 03-28-2013, 10:51 PM
 
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A co-worker's daughter got lead poisoning in a rental when a toddler. She was successfully chelated and has never had any problem, graduated college and is a fine functioning adult. She also got some $125K in payments over the years, presumably from the landlord.
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Old 03-29-2013, 11:57 AM
 
Location: Massachusetts
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I think most banks will require proof of a property being lead free as a requirement for a mortgage.
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Old 03-29-2013, 12:34 PM
 
Location: Needham, MA
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I think most banks will require proof of a property being lead free as a requirement for a mortgage.
I believe you are incorrect. I have sold many homes built prior to 1978 and none were certified as deleaded. All were purchased with the help of a mortgage. I even had one buyer who tested for lead so there was definitive evidence of the presence of lead in the house and he still got a mortgage. So, to the best of my knowledge your statement is untrue.
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