From a March 1, 2010 post by Tim Ballering on the AASEW Advisors listserv:
Beginning April 22nd you will be required to be trained and have WI
DHFS or EPA certification even to work on your own pre 1978 rental
housing.
Yes the rule will be very expensive to comply with (See the articles
below). Yes it is another — to put it in terms the government uses –
unfunded mandate. But it is now the law and it will eventually be
painfully expensive not to comply. (Big fines, lawsuits etc.)
The good news, if there is such a thing in this context, is the AASEW has a
tentative agreement with another state certified trainer to provide
this training for less than $200 per person.
We need a head count of how many owners and their crew members would
be interested in taking advantage of this. That number will set the
final pricing. If we hustle the training would be prior to 4/22/10 so
that no one is out of compliance.
This rule will affect you if you replace windows, disturb 6 square feet of paint on the interior or 20 square feet of paint on the exterior of any pre-1978 rental housing. Essentailly this will affect all of us that own rentals.
If you would be interested in attendng — please post a comment below along with the number of people you would be sending and I will pass the info on to Tim.
Thanks
T
————-Recent News on EPA Rules —————–
“The price for homeowners could be hiked by $500 to $1,000 per room,
McComas said.”
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“It’s going to price a lot of these jobs right out of the market,” he
said.”I think it’s going to put me out of business.”
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The new federal lead safety rules that take effect this spring are
coming just as work gears up on federal stimulus projects that may be
affected by the new regulations.
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“You’re talking about at least a few thousand dollars extra,” said
DiBernardo. Gehrig estimated the extra labor might add 25 percent to
a siding job.
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New regulations aimed at protecting homeowners from lead based paint
could make your renovation costs skyrocket.
#1 by Bill Gray on March 2nd, 2010
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Laws like this make membership in an apartment association all that more important. Wisconsin seems to be becoming one of the tougher states to be a landlord.
#2 by Chanel Gomez on March 9th, 2010
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If you attend the class yourself and just pick up a few containment items, it shouldn’t be too painful. There is also a contractor checklist of safety procedures that make the steps easy to follow. You can find those checklists online. Although, it still doesn’t make this exactly fun.
#3 by Dean Schweisberger on March 10th, 2010
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Please contact me when a date is set for the training, I would be interested in attending with one or two others.
#4 by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. on March 11th, 2010
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Dean – You should call Paulette at 414-276-7378 and let her know how many people you would be sending. The AASEW is looking to hire a certified trainer to come and teach – it looks like 1 class is already filled but we will schedule another if the interest is there.
#5 by MelissaG on July 11th, 2010
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This is annoying. We had an issue with our upper flat that we lived in at the time. Our 1 year old was diagnosed as being “lead poisoned”. I believe it was because of improper work done before he was born and dust being around. We had to replace our windows…there are 13 in our upper. We decided to do a bunch of other things too, to make it safe.
My main point is….we had 30 days to do this, with the possibility of a 1 time 30 day extension. We had 2-3 companies that we could choose from for “lead abatement”….the two I could get a hold of were slightly shady seeming. We went with one of them because we had to (we’re in Racine). They did NOTHING different then we would have done. They took windows out, put windows in. Painted a few spots with the lead encapsulating paint…done. Rip off…the windows they put in keep needing to be replaced because the seal breaks. This is such a scam. Of course I want my kids and others to be safe but this is all such a racket.
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