@Kevin Allen - These are for Chicago, but likely very similar for other local housing authorities...MOST COMMON FAIL ITEMSInoperable light fixtures and improperly wired electrical outlets (reverse polarity, open ground, hot neutral reverse, etc.)Deteriorated and unstable paint on surfaces (peeling, cracking, chipping, etc.) in units built prior to 1978 where children under the age of six reside or will resideMissing, inoperable or incorrectly mounted smoke and carbon monoxide detectorsBroken or inoperable windows (cracked glass panes, broken locks, drafty frames, etc.)Exposed electrical wires/connections (light fixtures missing globes, electrical junction boxes missing cover plates or knockout plugs, breaker boxes with open sockets, etc.)Broken/faulty door locks and drafty doorsCutting hazards, including protruding sharp nails pipes/metals objects with jagged edges,deteriorated sheet metal, cracked glass blocks on windows,etc.

Originally posted by @Dennis M.

You do have to do it even if the house is peeling for the last 20 years. code enforcement may or may not have cared but they care now.Have you done the I am your new neighbor intro?

Just painting may make the problem worse as it just covers it up instead of eliminating the problem, and if it's really bad, the paint may just peel.  

If you don't want to go that route, just ensure no peeling paint, no major renovations that would require lead-certified contractors or plan for extra costs in your offer, etc.  

But since it’s already painted you’ve got one real option and that is to paint it again, and again in a few years when it inevitably starts to peel.

To do it right, so that it doesn't chip and peel, you have to do a lot of prep work.  

SmartMove masks the applicant’s social security number for their privacy, and to relieve the landlord of the responsibility of storing this sensitive information.

You'll be wearing gloves and a mask and will be in and out in 10 minutes. 

The AG of MO is reporting on his website that he sent a cease and desist letter to a local guy who was selling N95 masks for $12.50 a piece.