Section 845.250  Submissions and Notices

a)         Notice to the Department. The lead abatement contractor shall notify the Department at least 7 calendar days prior to the commencement of any lead abatement or lead mitigation project of a regulated facility.

1)         Notifications and changes to the notification shall be submitted on a form provided by the Department and shall be complete and accurate;

2)         The notification shall reflect a start date that corresponds with the beginning of abatement setup and an end date that corresponds with the achievement of clearance. The lead abatement contractor shall submit any changes to the notification to the Department at least one day prior to the changes taking place;

3)         The calendar days shall be counted starting with the day the notice is received by the Department. The date received will be based on the postmarked date if mailed and/or the facsimile receipt date. The lead abatement contractor may start work on the eighth calendar day;

4)         In the event that a project is delayed for any reason, a notification shall be submitted to the Department stating so. The notification shall be updated every 7 days until the project begins again. If the notification dates expire before the job re-commences, a new 7-day notification shall be submitted to the Department in accordance with subsections (a)(1)-(3).

b)         Notice to Occupants

1)         The owner or its agent of any tenant-occupied regulated facility shall give notice to the occupants at least 7 calendar days, but not more than 30 calendar days, before a lead abatement contractor may commence a lead abatement or lead mitigation project.  The owner of the building in which the lead abatement or lead mitigation project is to take place shall notify all residents of:

A)        The area that is to be abated or mitigated;

B)        The date on which abatement or mitigation is to commence;

C)        The name and telephone number for the licensed lead abatement contractor;

D)        The occupants' obligations under this Section to remove personal items from the proposed work area; and

E)         The owner of a dwelling unit or residential building who has received a mitigation notice under Section 9 of the Act shall post notices in common areas of the building specifying the identified lead hazards.  The posted notice, drafted by the Department and sent to the property owner with the notification of lead hazards, shall indicate the following:

i)          that a unit or units in the building have been found to have lead hazards;

ii)                   that other units in the building may have lead hazards;

iii)                 that the Department recommends that children 6 years of age or younger receive a blood lead screening;

iv)                 where to seek further information; and

v)                  whether mitigation notices have been issued for 2 or more dwelling units within a 5-year period of time.

2)         Once the owner has complied with a mitigation notice or mitigation order issued by the Department, the owner may remove the notices posted pursuant to this Section. (Section 9.4 of the Act)