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Lead-based paint disclosure for homes built before 1978

Links to EPA’s official seller and lessor disclosure forms and pamphlet, plus a record of what was disclosed and signed, for US homes built before 1978.

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The rule covers housing built before 1978.

What was disclosed

Signatures

Who needs it

If you sell or rent out a home in the United States that was built before 1978, federal law requires a lead-based paint disclosure before the buyer or tenant signs. Lead paint is common in older homes, and dust and chips from it are dangerous, especially for young children.

  1. 1

    Download the EPA form

    Use the seller’s version for a sale or the lessor’s version for a lease, in English or Spanish. Both include the required Lead Warning Statement.
  2. 2

    Disclose what you know

    Say whether you know of lead-based paint or hazards, where, and in what condition, and hand over every lead report or record you have.
  3. 3

    Give the pamphlet

    Give the buyer or tenant “Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home”.
  4. 4

    Offer the inspection window (sales)

    Buyers get a 10-day period to have the home inspected or assessed for lead, unless they waive it in writing.
  5. 5

    Sign, attach and keep

    Everyone signs before the contract or lease. Attach the form and this record, and keep copies for three years.

More detail: lead paint disclosure when buying or selling. New York City landlords have extra lead rules; see lead paint rights in NYC.

Local rules we checked

Rules change and local laws can add more. Follow the source link before you rely on one.

  • United States

    Before a sale or lease contract is signed, sellers and landlords of most housing built before 1978 must disclose known lead-based paint and hazards, give all available records and reports, give the EPA pamphlet and include the Lead Warning Statement. Sellers must also allow the buyer a 10-day period for a lead inspection or risk assessment.

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  • United States: exemptions and records

    The rule doesn’t apply to housing built in 1978 or later, zero-bedroom units and housing for older people or people with disabilities (unless a child under six lives there), leases of 100 days or less, lead-free certified housing, or foreclosure sales. Keep a signed copy for three years after the sale closes or the lease begins.

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Fact-checked October 24, 2026

Requirements, exemptions, the 10-day window and three-year retention checked on EPA’s rule and real estate disclosure pages today. Roofy doesn’t rewrite the federal Lead Warning Statement: the record points to EPA’s own sample forms, which contain it.

Sources

  1. Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule (Section 1018 of Title X) · US EPA (accessed October 24, 2026)
  2. Real Estate Disclosures about Potential Lead Hazards (sample forms and pamphlet) · US EPA (accessed October 24, 2026)

General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules change; confirm with the agency or a professional before you act.