Sec. 5474b.
(1) The department in cooperation with the family independence agency and the Michigan state housing development authority shall establish and maintain a registry, to be known as the "lead safe housing registry", to provide the public with a listing of residential and multifamily dwellings and child occupied facilities that have been abated of or have had interim controls performed to control lead-based paint hazards as determined through a lead-based paint investigation performed by a certified risk assessor certified under this part.
(2) The owner of target housing that is offered for rent or lease as a residence or the owner of a child occupied facility shall register that property with the department if that property has been abated of or has had interim controls performed to control lead-based paint hazards as determined through a lead-based paint investigation performed by a certified risk assessor certified under this part in a form as prescribed by the department free of charge. The form shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(a) Name of the owner of the building.
(b) Address of the building.
(c) Date of construction.
(d) Date and description of any lead-based paint activity including the name of the certified abatement worker or the certified risk assessor certified under this part who performed the abatement or conducted the inspection, lead-hazard screen, assessment, or clearance testing of the building and the results of the lead-based paint activity.
(3) An owner required to register his or her property under subsection (2) shall provide the department with a copy of each report, document, or other information that is required to be filed with the federal government under federal law and regulations related to lead-based paint.
(4) The owner of any other residential or multifamily dwelling that is offered for rent or lease as a residence or the owner of a child occupied facility may register that property with the department and the department shall include that property on the lead safe housing registry. A person who wishes to register under this subsection shall execute and return the registration form to the department with payment of the registration fee in an amount as prescribed by the department.
(5) The department shall publish the lead safe housing registry on its website and provide a copy of the registry to a person upon request. The department may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee for providing copies of the lead safe housing registry under this subsection.
History: Add. 2004, Act 432, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2004
Popular Name: Act 368
Last modified: October 10, 2016