Source: https://doee.dc.gov/service/lead-and-healthy-housing-compliance-and-enforcement-frequently-asked-questions
Timestamp: 2018-06-18 15:14:10
Document Index: 237476404

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 3316', '§ 3310', '§ 745', '§ 3310', '§ 745', '§ 3318', '§ 3318', '§ 3310', '§ 3316', '§ 3316', '§ 3314']

Does the District Department of the Environment (DDOE) have a generic email to which questions about clearance reports can be submitted?
No, but questions can always be submitted to individual DDOE staff.
Does DDOE plan to develop a lead-free certificate template?
Yes. This is under development with DDOE.
Does DDOE plan to develop a visual inspection certificate template?
Did DDOE intend to exclude “designed to” from the definition of “Abatement” and specifically include “designed to” in the definition of “Interim Controls”?
Can DDOE explain the requirements for individuals and entities performing the following activities:
What are DDOE’s requirements for a lead-based paint inspection?
Can DDOE clarify the meaning of the term “real property,” as used in the definition of “lead-contaminated soil?”
Is DDOE attempting to specifically exclude areas of lead-contaminated soil?
Is DDOE excluding any play areas within a child’s environment?
Can DDOE confirm that a lead-based paint determination must utilize Documented Methodology – Chapter 7 – Lead-based Paint Inspections – HUD Guidelines including the Performance Characteristic Sheet?
Does DDOE utilize the documented methodology of Chapter 16 in the HUD Guidelines to investigate an elevated blood-lead level? If no, what is DDOE’s documented methodology?
DDOE utilizes the methodology developed by our Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention/Healthy Homes and Compliance and Enforcement Branches, reflecting HUD and CDC best practices.
Can DDOE clarify if soil sampling is required in addition to lead-paint determinations to designate a rental community as a “Lead-free property?”
Has DDOE approved a standard template for inspection firms to issue for Lead-Free Properties or Lead-Free Units?
20 DCMR § 3316.4, the raze or the demolition of a pre-1978 building, involving presumed or identified lead-based paint within or on the property, shall only be undertaken after a lead abatement permit is issued for such activity by DDOE, if the property in question is within one hundred feet (100 ft.) of a child-occupied facility, or, in the case of a demolition that is limited to one or several units within a multifamily property, if one or more of those units is on a floor that also contains an occupied unit. The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSEE) has a record of licensed child development homes and centers.
The Act and regulations cover the present use of the property not the future usage. That said, DDOE recommends a clearance examination before occupancy of the residential dwelling units.
There are no requirements to report renovation projects to DDOE. However, according to 20 DCMR § 3310.13 renovation firms shall comply with all recordkeeping and reporting requirements contained in 40 C.F.R. § 745.86.
DDOE does have a voluntary lead-based paint activity notification form.
There are no requirements to report renovation projects to DDOE. However, according to 20 DCMR § 3310.13 renovation firms shall comply with all recordkeeping and reporting requirements contained in 40 CFR § 745.86.
At this time, the Act and regulations do not specifically include a winter waiver for lead-based paint exterior lead abatement projects. According to 20 DCMR § 3318.9, the deadline specified in §§ 3318.5 and 3318.6 may be extended by DDOE, in increments of a maximum of thirty (30) days, provided the owner: (a) requests in writing an extension from DDOE and submits such written request no fewer than five (5) calendar days prior to the existing deadline for compliance; (b) explains in the written deadline extension request the reason why more time is needed; and (c) provides in the written deadline extension request a summary of steps taken to date, sufficient to demonstrate to the satisfaction of DDOE that: (1) the owner intends in good faith to comply with the Order; and (2) providing more time to the owner to comply with the Order is not likely to endanger the health and safety of any occupants of the property subject to said Order.
If the project is not subject to an Order, but an abatement permit has been issued for the project, the contractor or owner should notify DDOE of any delay, on a DDOE-issued lead-based paint activity abatement-renovation activity revision form.
Can DDOE provide examples or guidance as to how property owners need to process their routine activity as “abatement” versus “renovation?”
Pursuant to 20 DCMR § 3310.2, the raze or demolition of a building that is subject to § 3316.4 shall not trigger a requirement for a DDOE-issued renovation permit.
Pursuant to 20 DCMR § 3316.4, the raze or the demolition of a pre-1978 building, involving presumed or identified lead-based paint within or on the property, shall only be undertaken after a lead abatement permit is issued for such activity by DDOE, if the property in question is within 100 ft. of a child-occupied facility, or, in the case of a demolition that is limited to one or several units within a multifamily property, if one or more of those units is on a floor that also contains an occupied unit.
According to 20 DCMR § 3314.1, before a change in the occupancy of a residential rental unit and before the execution of a lease, where a prospective occupant household informs the property owner (in writing) that the household includes a pregnant individual or a child under six (6) years of age, the owner of the unit shall: (a) provide the prospective tenant with a clearance report issued not more than twelve (12) months before the change in occupancy; (b) give the prospective tenant an acknowledgment form issued by DDOE to sign and date as confirmation of receipt of the passing clearance report; and (c) retain a copy of the acknowledgement form for at least six (6) years, which shall be readily accessible to DDOE during that period.
Does DDOE intend to limit the risk assessor’s visual assessment to “lead-based paint” versus deteriorated “paint” during a clearance examination? The definition indicates lead-based paint and not the broader “paint.”
Will DDOE send out laminated copies of the clearance requirements?
This is an ongoing project. DDOE will distribute the laminated copies once they are developed and approved.