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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

§ 17

Citation
§ 17
Parent Document
Childs v. Purll, 882 A.2d 227 (2005)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
2005-09-08

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.Appellees suggest that § 707.3 does not require an owner to provide lead-free premises if a child under eight is to be an occupant, but only to avoid using lead-based paint when performing maintenance or repairs in such premises. We are not persuaded by such a narrow reading of a provision that categorically requires owners of premises occupied by children to "maintain” them free of lead. Indeed, contrary to appellees' reading, the section of the Housing Regulations immediately following § 707.3 states that the Director of the government agency responsible for enforcement of housing regulations "shall” order the owner of residential premises in which a lead-based paint hazard is found to "eliminate” the hazard by an approved method such as removing the paint entirely or covering it with a durable material. D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14, § 707.4. 16