Lead Paint and Flood Disclosure — Owner

Houses built before 1978 often had lead in the paint which has been discovered to be toxic and a serious health hazard for kids under 8 and pregnant women. Federal law requires that you have the owner and tenant sign this to disclose the potential presence of (or lack of) this poison in the home. The owner signs this document to reveal to you (and the tenant) any knowledge they have regarding any lead paint in their home. Copy the original the owner signs and have every tenant sign (a copy) before you move them in. Use the same original over and over. Just have the tenant sign a copy and keep it with other important tenant documents.

Every one of these documents is the result of getting burned, blamed, fined or fired for something we either didn’t do right or didn’t disclose adequately. You can have your attorney draft each of these documents and tweak them over the next 10 years as you go through your learning curves, or, download them and be up and running instantly. It’s not a matter of IF you’ll need them, but WHEN. Protecting Yourself is a full time effort in property management.