If you do an Internet search of “Massachusetts lead paint laws”, among the first results will be advertisements warning of lead paint hazards. For instance:
- Be safe!
- Make your home safe again.
- Protect your family’s health.
- Even the tiles in your home can contain lead paint.
Whether justified or not, elevated levels of lead in a child are often deemed to be the fault of the landlord. We are especially vulnerable to civil suits and must be vigilant of changes and updates to lead paint regulations. It’s complicated, but fortunately we have Mary.
Mary Chabot is a longtime member of SWCLA. She has been teaching deleading to landlords for more than 17 years. In addition to being an instructor on the topic, she is also a landlord who – along with her husband, George – has successfully deleaded all of her own rental units.
Following Mary’s update on new lead law legislation, there will be ample time for questions and comments.
To provide some background on the subject, this issue of your newsletter is devoted to information on lead paint regulations in Massachusetts. Because some online resources do not always provide publication dates, some of the information enclosed might not be current. Mary, as a certified instructor on the topic, keeps up to date on this issue and is often ahead of any information provided on the Internet.
To guard against inadvertent violations of the law, as well as protecting ourselves against liability, this month’s topic is of great importance to the Massachusetts landlord.
Monday, January 8th
Meeting Agenda
- 7:00p Meeting
- 7:45p Pizza break
- 8:00p Meeting wrap-up
- 8:30p Networking
Location
Southbridge Community Center (aka Casaubon Senior Center)
153 Chestnut St.
Southbridge, MA 01550
Food
- Pizza and Beverages
Pricing
Members and non-members are welcome.
- Members are admitted for free
- Non-members are free the first time, then pay $50/yr.
Please note: this event is run by volunteers at a partner association.
Tickets are not required. Members can just show up.