Record Keeping

Record Keeping: Records must be kept by designated parties for at least three years, or for such other period as specified in program regulations, to verify that they conducted the required lead hazard response activities. The records must be available to be provided to HUD upon request. The records are documents prepared to fulfill applicable requirements, including:

  (a) Lead Hazard Evaluation Report: the report from a paint inspector or risk assessor about a lead hazard screen, paint test, paint inspection, risk assessment or reevaluation;
 
(b) Notice of Lead Hazard Evaluation or Presumption: the notice to present occupants about the results of any lead hazard evaluation or about a decision to presume; provided within 15 days after report has been received or presumption decision.
  (c) Clearance or Abatement Report. the report from a sampling technician, paint inspector or risk assessor about the results of a clearance examination subsequent to interim controls or standard treatments in individual dwelling units, or from a paint inspector or risk assessor about the results of a clearance examination subsequent to abatement
  (d) Notice of Lead Hazard Reduction and Clearance. the notice to present occupants about lead hazard reduction activity including the clearance results; provided within 15 days after the completion of the lead hazard reduction activity
  (e) Ongoing Maintenance Records. ongoing maintenance records and records of relevant building operations for use during reevaluation.
  (f) Notice to Occupants requesting that they inform designated party about deteriorated paint or failed encapsulation or enclosure

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