Springfield, MA Building Safety: Lead Paint (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 105 CMR 460, Lead Poisoning Control Code
- Enforcer
- Code Inspector
- Max fine
- $300 per day of violation
- Adopted
- 2-3-2009, Ch. 140 Art. I
Summary
Springfield adopts the Massachusetts State Lead Poisoning and Control Code, 105 CMR 460, by reference as controlling law citywide, governing lead-paint hazards in buildings across Springfield, Hampden County.
The State Lead Poisoning and Control Code, set forth at 105 CMR 460.00 et seq., including subsequent modifications, amendments, or deletions, is hereby adopted by the City for the purpose of governing minimum requirements and controls to safeguard life, property and public welfare from the hazards of lead poisoning in buildings from conditions hazardous to life, property and the public welfare, and in general to secure safety to life and property, a copy of which code shall be kept on file in the City Clerk's office. The State Lead Poisoning and Control Code is hereby adopted and incorporated, as fully as if set out at length herein, and provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City.
B. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this code or any order of the Code Inspector shall be liable for a criminal fine of not more than $300, and shall in all other respects be subject to the provisions of § 153-1. Each day or part of a day that the violation continues or exists shall constitute a separate violation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4680006; v21 updated 2025-12-15; through 12-15-2025).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 140-7 incorporates the state's lead law wholesale into Springfield's code rather than restating it, which is what triggers deleading and hazard-reduction obligations for pre-1978 housing where a child under six resides. A Code Inspector administers it locally, and the city keeps a copy of the adopted code on file at the City Clerk's office for reference. Like the city's parallel sanitary, plumbing, electrical, fire, and pool code adoptions, this section is part of Chapter 140, Article I, adopted by the City Council 2-3-2009.
Violations & Fines
Failure to comply with the adopted lead code or a Code Inspector's order is a criminal violation carrying a fine of up to $300, with each day of continued noncompliance a separate offense under § 153-1.
Frequently Asked Questions
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