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The 2008 amendments to the 1996 Vermont lead law enforce time limits between identifying the problem and completing repair work on hazardous surface. The law also restricts access to identified surfaces and components, and areas directly below deteriorated surfaces, including physical barriers.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, new legal tools will be in place to make it easier to enforce the law. A $400 ticket may be issued by the Dept. of Health for failure to file Essential Maintainance Practices (EMP) compliance statements by the due date.
Landlords and owners of buildings with childcare facilities are required to file an EMP compliance statement every 365 days with the Department of Health and with property insurers. For buildings with childcare facilities, the document must also be filed with the Dept. for Children and Families.
The VDH advises that soil around the exterior of buildings built prior to 1978 is likely to contain lead from paint flakes and other sources....
