All tenants who live in units built before 1978 must be given two copies of this Tenant Lead Law Notification and Tenant Certification Form. Letter of Compliance or Letter of Interim Control. New tenants must be given the forms before entering the rental agreement under Massachusetts Law as of September I, 1995.
Lead poisoning is a disease.
Lead can make children, especially those under six years old very sick and can cause learning and behavior problems. Lead is often found in paint on the inside and outside of homes. The main way a child can get lead poisoned is from swallowing lead paint dust and chips. A child can also get lead from other sources such as soil and water, but these rarely cause lead poisoning by themselves. The only way to tell for sure that a child is lead poisoned is to have his or her blood tested.