(P.L.291, No.44), known as the Lead Certification Act, to
perform inspections solely for the purpose of determining the
presence of lead-based paint through the use of onsite testing,
such as XRF analysis, and the collection of samples for
laboratory analysis.
"Lead-based paint." Paint or other surface coatings that
contain lead in excess of the most current Department of Housing
and Urban Development standards or, in the case of paint or
other surface coatings on residential dwellings, such lower
level as may be established by the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development under the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning
Prevention Act.
"Lessee." A person that enters into a contract to lease or
rent a residential dwelling for occupation, including a
nonprofit organization.
"Lessor." A person that offers a residential dwelling for
lease, rent or sublease, including a nonprofit organization.
"Residential dwelling." Any of the following if built or
constructed prior to 1978:
(1) A single-family dwelling, including attached
structures such as porches and stoops.
(2) A single-family dwelling unit in a multifamily
dwelling that contains more than one separate residential
dwelling unit and in which each such unit is used or
occupied, or intended to be used or occupied, or actually
occupied, in whole or in part, as an individual home or
residence of one or more households. A multifamily dwelling
shall include an apartment and tenement building, as defined
in section 501-A.
"XRF analysis." The use of X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) to test
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