5,230,079
A large majority of our pre-1978 homes have had major renovations done, including remediating the LBP. I think our LBP testing guy will tell you about 1/3 of them do here in Charlotte.
HOWEVER, as advocates for our clients, we MUST assume that 100% of them do. Testing is so darned cheap and remediation is not nearly as costly as most buyers assume it will be.
A very large part of our city (around the Uptown - our 'Old Charlotte' or historic district) is full of homes built in the early- to mid-1900's. So, it's very common to have LBP tests done here.
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Dario Ferreira
Attleboro, MA
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Margaret Rome Baltimor...
Pikesville, MD
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Tammy Lankford,
Eatonton, GA
3,854,909
Lead-based paint poisoning is not a good thing. Take it from a former pediatric nurse. An old house with it's chipped and peeling paint is like candy for a toddler. Those paint chips are sweet.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Margaret Rome Baltimor...
Pikesville, MD
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,061,814
all of them. that's all that was available prior to 1978.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,153,794
EPA estimates for private homes built before 1980 ranged somewhere between 77% and 91% containing lead. Have not found any figures on public housing yet, however,I believe this represents 70 to 80 million homes in itself.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
1,196,798
It's presumed to be all of them unless they have a certificate of deleading. We check for deleading certificates on a MA website.
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Dario Ferreira
Attleboro, MA
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
1,197,152
Good question, assume all. Don’t eat the paint chips and you should be good.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Margaret Rome Baltimor...
Pikesville, MD
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
1,543,823
IN CA we assume all. As a CA house painter from 1978-1997 I guarantee it.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
1,052,211
EPA breaks it down to pre 1940, 1940-1960, 1960-1978.
The number decreased as newer homes were built . . . also addresses lead solder used in plumbing through the late 80s!
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,781,173
Don't know however I had a tenant who I failed to warn about it make an expensive fuss over her exaggerated fears of being brain damaged. The threat is not real and at the most present but not active. Over-rated & stated
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Margaret Rome Baltimor...
Pikesville, MD
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
1,844,301
I'm going to say 100%. They thought lead in paint made it last longer so everyone used it. Old thoughts & theory there.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
3,416,038
I would say all of them.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
5,216,398
Most and even those after 1978. Example is boat paint on kitchen cabinets.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
378,517
I'd say about 75%. Because so many houses were paneling in the 60s and 70s requiring no paint at all.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Tammy Lankford,
Eatonton, GA
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Jerrill Ewing
Eatonton, GA
6,393,404
Best to assume all of them do.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,125,825
All and why the Lead Paint Disclosure is necessary Fred.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,104,931
Is this a trick question, Fred? I have no clue... I would guess that those built before the 1960's pretty much had lead paint. In all the years I've been a broker, I've never had anyone opt to do a lead based paint test, including in NYC where most of my sales were pre-war coops... people just expected it was there.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
1,513,143
Probably quite a few because they got away from using Tom Sawyer whitewash!
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
921,504
How many times has the house been painted since 1978?
Lead base paint, just like asbestos must be evaluated based on:
1. encapsulation
2. disruption. (remodeling)
3. willingness of parents to allow children to chew on the baseboards.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
195,422
It depends on what year the house was built. "Prior to 1978" includes a lot of different eras.
Check out this link from EPA https://www.epa.gov/lead/protect-your-family-exposures-lead
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
3,164,294
I have to go with all of them for the sake of until it's proved otherwise....
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
1,452,819
Who knows! Wouldn't they all be painted over by now?
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
7,836,134
The EPA estimates that 87 percent of homes built before 1940 contain lead-based paint, while only 24 percent of homes built between 1960 and 1977 are believed to contain it.
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
1,598,452
91%?
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
3,587,960
Good grief I am guessing the vast majority of them. Albeit most of them have been painted over time and time again. In all the years of being in the biz there was only one home that was called out for 'peeling paint' by the appraiser and that was on the outside trim. Easy fix.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Margaret Rome Baltimor...
Pikesville, MD
1,311,397
Excellent link by Karen Climer
Lead based paint, like asbestos, was considered to be a standard, quality building product until both were revealed to be huge health hazards and outlawed.
I think testing for lead based paint is a waste of time and money. First, the buyer must answer the question: "What will you do if the test reveals that there is lead based paint?" Then, assume there is lead based paint on the home and take action based on the answer to that question.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,345,091
Lowest common denominator ... let's assume all.
We have a Lead-Based Paint disclosure here in CA - only used with homes built prior to 1978. I've never had anyone want or ask for testing.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
613,494
Probably none...anymore.
Florida still has the outdated LBP disclosures which are unimportant.
Yet, they have no mandatory disclosure as to who the agent really represents.
Go figure...
Eve
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
417,221
99.9% maybe one house used some other material. Cans of lead based paint remain available to purchase - it is still manufactured today for commercial use.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
1,239,901
If I recalled correctly California was the first state forced the change. Therefore it has probably lower Pb on the wall than other countries. It forced paint producers to shift inventory to other states. In norther CA most walls have several coats of non Pb based paint by now. In fact most homes walls are opened up to have that open floor plan.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
5,049,183
I suspect all of them. It was certainly common back in Boston!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
900,128
Hard to say; it's rarely actually tested.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
2,182,552
It’s reported as < 70% , but wouldn’t every builder have used it
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
5,772,575
Fred,
I have no idea. Looking forward to hearing what others say. A
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
911,338
I would guess most have been sealed or painted over by now, but in this area, i would bet 20% still have lead based paint. Also, many of the old tile floors used mastic that contained asbestos.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL