Showing ordinances that apply to Darbydale, OH
Darbydale is an unincorporated community (population 768) in Franklin County, Ohio. Because Darbydale is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Franklin County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The lead paint rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Franklin County follows federal EPA RRP Rule (40 CFR 745) and Ohio Department of Health lead regulations (OAC 3701-30, 3701-32) for pre-1978 housing. Renovators disturbing more than 6 square feet interior or 20 square feet exterior painted surface must be EPA lead-safe certified. Columbus and Franklin County Public Health operate lead hazard control programs and respond to child blood lead elevation reports.
Ohio mandates blood lead testing for Medicaid children at 1 and 2 years and risk-based testing for others. Children with confirmed elevated levels (3.5 micrograms per deciliter threshold) trigger Franklin County Public Health investigation of home. ORC 3742 authorizes lead hazard control orders; landlords may be ordered to abate at owner expense. Federal Residential Lead Paint Disclosure Rule (42 USC 4852d) requires sellers and landlords of pre-1978 housing to provide EPA pamphlet and disclose known hazards.
RRP violation: EPA fines up to 44,000 dollars per day. Failure to disclose under federal rule: 3x actual damages to buyer or tenant plus attorney fees. Ohio lead abatement order noncompliance: court action, civil penalty under ORC 3742.99.
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