Lead Safe Certification

[Leo Powell]

Hi folks, just wondering if anyone knows that is lead safe certification required now before buying/selling a house in the Cleveland city now?  Thanks!

Leo

[Don Petrasek]

@Leo Powell the lead safe certification is not a point of sale requirement.  Its a requirement related to rental registration ( from CLE ordinance:  related to rental registration, certain residential rental units required to be certified lead-safe, lead hazards and ­­­­lead poisoning prevention).

If you are buying a rental, you should confirm that the property is registered as a rental and that the lead safe certification is done (not all zip codes are due at this point though - deadlines go thru March 2023).  If its not, you'll have to do it or you won't be able to evict.  Housing court won't accept properties that aren't registered with a lead safe certification.