This is what you may see from an EPA inspector.

Contact your BIC and the hotline and your brokerage attorney asap if the EPA wants to inspect your files.

Good afternoon.

I am a credentialed lead-based paint inspector for the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 (the EPA), in Atlanta, Georgia. I visited your office on __________________, 2025, to conduct a neutral scheme compliance monitoring inspection. I met with ___________________________________ who signed the Notice of Inspection form. I gave her an inspection packet that she said she would give to you and she said she would ask you to contact me. I am following up to request return of the signed Confidential Business Information Notice via email.

The inspection is random and is being conducted in accordance with the following:

  1. EPA Lead Residential Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act Section 1018 of Title X; and
  1. Sections 402(c) and 406(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and TSCA Lead-based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP Rule) regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 745.

Next, the EPA will inquire about your company’s sale and/or management of pre-1978 residential properties for activities regulated under the Lead-based Paint Disclosure Rule and the TSCA Lead-based Paint RRP Rule and discuss activities for the past three years. These will include but not be limited to the following:

  • Information relating to ownership and management of your company including information of key company leadership as registered with the secretary of state and their contact information (title, address, phone number and email address)
  • The corporate organizational structure of your company
  • Brief explanation of the nature of your company’s business
  • Leasing process to include the process of documentation and signatures of all things related to the Lead-Based Paint Rule
  • List of national inventory of target housing (pre-1978) properties owned and/or managed by your company to include the address, year built and number of units for each property
  • List of all pre-1978 property sales where your company acted as the seller’s agent in the last three years
  • Lease agreements and contracts for the past three years
  • Sale contracts in which your company acted as the seller’s agent in the last three years

Note: Upon The EPA’s receipt of your company’s inventory of target housing owned and/or managed by your company and a list of property sales, and sale contracts, the EPA will randomly select a small percentage of agreements and contracts and request that your company provide copies of the documents to the EPA for review

  • Property management agreements for pre-1978 properties your company manages
  • Any known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in each pre-1978 property managed, sold or leased
  • Records of any lead-based paint abatement, renovation or repairs and any lead-based paint testing, inspections and assessment reports for each pre-1978 property sold, managed or leased
  • Copies of work order logs or reports for all pre-1978 leased properties managed or owned for the past three years

Initially, the EPA requests that you please provide the following:

    1. A list of pre-1978 properties which your company manages along with addresses and the year constructed. If any are multi-family, please list the number of units at the address.

2. A list of sale contracts in which your company acted as the seller’s agent in the last three years for sale of residential properties built before 1978 to include addresses and year constructed.

Web links to the regulations are provided below for your review (Press control and enter to activate the link.):

https://www.epa.gov/compliance/toxic-substances-control-act-tsca-compliance-monitoring

https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-renovation-repair-and-painting-program

If you have any questions concerning the inspection, please contact me by replying to this email or by phone at the number listed below. The EPA recently converted to a new online phone system and when I’m not online, callers have the option to leave a voice message. Please respond to this request by ________________, 2025. Thank you. Have a great day.

Regards,

Yvonne Lawson

Environmental Protection Specialist

Lead-Based Paint Inspector & Case Development Officer

U.S. EPA Region 4

TSCA Enforcement Section

Chemical Safety and Land Enforcement Branch

Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division

61 Forsyth Street, SW

Atlanta, GA 30303-8960

Office Phone: (404) 562-9205

Email: lawson.yvonne

www.epa.gov/lead

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This information is only accurate as of 7/25/25. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 7/25/25 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org or email byron at screaltors.org)

This information is not legal advice. This information is intended only to provide general information and may not be relied upon as specific legal guidance. Legal counsel should always be consulted before acting in reliance on this information.