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Lead paint rules for homes built before 1978

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The U.S. EPA lists Utah among the states authorized to run their own Renovation, Repair and Painting program in place of the federal program. (source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Utah's program is run by the Division of Air Quality. DEQ notes that homes built before 1978 likely contain lead based paint and offers a list of certified firms and a construction date map. (source: Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality)

Utah Admin. Code R307-840-1 says lead based paint activities and renovations must be done by certified individuals and firms. The rules do not apply to people working in a home they own, unless someone other than the owner or the owner's immediate family lives there during the work, or a child living there has been found to have an elevated blood lead level. (source: Utah Office of Administrative Rules)

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