The regulation on lead hazard disclosure is final, the regulation on lead hazard control is proposed, but they are both equally important to the housing industry. People will ask why these regulations are necessary.
Affordable housing is already difficult and expensive to develop without adding more requirements.
But the fact is that although the existing rules have reduced lead poisoning substantially, it is still an enormous problem. Among African-American children the rate is an astonishing 37 percent. And 17 percent of all low-income children, no matter what their race or where they live, have elevated blood lead levels. Existing regulations have dealt with eliminating lead from new paint, gasoline, the food and water supply, and the workplace. These two new regulations seek to do just that.