Families with young children in federal housing would get safer homes from lead paint.
This bill would make housing safer for families with children under age 6 who live in certain federally assisted homes. It would require landlords to check for lead paint hazards and fix them quickly. If hazards aren't fixed, families could move to a safer home without losing their housing help.
Today, the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act covers some federally assisted housing, but it doesn't explicitly include tenant-based rental assistance under Section 8(o). It also lacks specific requirements for quick lead paint risk assessments and emergency moves for families with children under 6. If this bill passes, it would expand the Act to cover tenant-based rental assistance and require landlords to conduct lead risk assessments within 15 days for some housing types, fix hazards within 30 days, and allow families with young children to relocate quickly if hazards are not controlled.
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