Tucson does not have a city lead-paint ordinance. Pre-1978 housing falls under the federal EPA Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule and HUD lead disclosure requirements. Pima County Health handles childhood blood-lead surveillance.
Tucson has no separate lead-paint registry, soil-testing rule, or rental-inspection program targeting lead, so the framework is mostly federal. The EPA Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule requires certified firms when disturbing more than six square feet of paint inside or twenty square feet outside in housing built before 1978. HUD's Lead Disclosure Rule applies to rentals and sales of pre-1978 housing, requiring the EPA pamphlet and a signed disclosure. Pima County Health Department conducts childhood blood-lead surveillance, environmental investigations after elevated blood-lead reports, and education on water and soil exposure pathways common in older Tucson neighborhoods near former smelter sites.
Federal RRP violations carry per-violation civil penalties; HUD disclosure failures are separately enforceable. Pima County Health may inspect a unit after a child's elevated blood-lead test result.
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