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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111 § 197A

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111 § 197A
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Massachusetts (state)
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(1) The director shall, by July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-four, prepare a standard notification brochure and such other materials as may be necessary to inform such tenants and property owners about the hazards associated with dangerous levels of lead; the symptoms and treatment of lead poisoning; measures which can be taken by parents and property owners to reduce the risk of lead exposure to children; and the requirements of sections one hundred and eighty-nine A through one hundred and ninety-nine B, inclusive, and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such materials shall also describe the significance of letters of interim control and letters of full compliance, and the need for tenants to promptly notify owners, the director, the local code enforcement agency or board of health in writing whenever an intact painted surface begins to peel or flake. The director shall also prepare a standard form to be distributed by owners to tenants and prospective tenants about to enter an agreement to rent the premises, which shall include the name, address and telephone number of the owner or the owner's managing agent and the address and telephone number of the state childhood lead poisoning prevention program. In addition, the owner shall disclose any information actually known by the owner concerning the location of paint, plaster or other accessible structural materials containing dangerous levels of lead, including such intact paint, plaster or other accessible structural materials containing dangerous levels of lead which have been covered or encapsulated.