#5 Lead Safe Housing Rule
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES MEMORANDUM
June 12, 2009
TO: Community Development Authority (CDA)
FROM: Randy Zwieg, Housing Rehabilitation Specialist II
SUBJECT: Review and Approval of Policy amendment to the Home Improvement
Program manual to include the City’s lead safe housing rule.
Executive Summary / Recommendation:
The attached Policy and Procedure Manual, lead safe housing rule is set forth for your
review and comment. Upon your review, staff is recommending that the addendum be
approved and incorporated into the Home Improvement Program manual.
Background
The City of Janesville has administered various programs relating to housing rehabilitation
since 1978. Funding for these programs has come from a variety of federal and state
sources. The current sources include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Program and the Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) administered by the U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
HUD has issued regulations to reduce lead-based paint (LBP) hazards in housing built
before 1978 that are assisted by the federal government. The Office of Community
Planning and Development (CPD) and the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard
Control (OHHLHC) have jointly created the “Lead-Safe Housing Rule Checklist” and
associated documents to aid in the implementation and compliance with the Lead-Safe
Housing Rule (LSHR). The LSHR (24 CFR part 35, subparts B-R) became effective in all
jurisdictions January 10, 2002. It implements sections 1012 and 1013 of the Residential
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, which is Title X of the 1992 HCD Act.
The LSHR requirements are based on practical experiences and new scientific methods
for evaluating and controlling lead hazards in federally assisted housing.
Analysis / Recommendation:
It is essential that the lead safe housing rule be adapted and implemented into our Home
Improvement Program manual to be in compliance with HUD issued regulations.
Therefore, staff recommends the approval and incorporation of the lead safe housing rule
amendment to the Home Improvement Program manual is in order.
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