18-112 Paint.(a)
Painted surfaces generally.(1) In rental target housing, all windows, walls, floors, doors, or other surfaces, interior or exterior, of a dwelling shall be free from deteriorated painted surfaces equal to or greater than one (1) square foot in the aggregate. "Deteriorated painted surfaces" are those surfaces which are peeling, chipping, chalking, cracking, damaged or similarly deteriorated. "Deteriorated paint" means the same as the term is defined in Title
18, Chapter 38 of the Vermont Statutes.(2) Owner(s) of rental target housing shall conduct a visual assessment of each unit annually and at tenant turnover for the presence of deteriorated painted surfaces, and will promptly and safely repair and/or stabilize all deteriorated surfaces, within thirty (30) days, if more [than] one (1) square foot of interior room or one (1) square foot of exterior wall surface is found or reported damaged. If exterior deteriorated paint was found or reported after November 1, the owner shall have until the following May 31 to repair and/stabilize area(s), provided that access to surfaces and components with lead hazards and areas directly below the deteriorated surfaces is clearly restricted. A record of visual assessments and repair and/or stabilization shall be kept on the compliance statement of performance of essential maintenance practices (EMPs) required by subsection (h).
(3) Owners shall keep the outdoor areas of rental target housing free from visible paint chips.
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