Know the build year. Disclose what is known.
Deliver before signing.
Complete the federal lead disclosure workflow for covered pre-1978 housing: warning statement, known information, available records, EPA pamphlet and signed acknowledgments.
- Federal warning statement
- Known hazards and records
- Lessor and lessee acknowledgments
How it works
From the existing lease to a signed lead-based paint disclosure both parties can keep
- 01
Verify property coverage
Determine construction timing and exemptions.
- 02
Gather known information
Review the complete property and management file.
- 03
Deliver required materials
Provide information before lease obligation.
Last updated August 20, 2026
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What is a lead-based paint disclosure?
A lead-based paint disclosure records the lessor’s known information about lead-based paint and hazards in covered housing, identifies the records and reports provided, confirms delivery of the EPA lead pamphlet, and collects required certifications before the tenant becomes obligated under the lease.
This document is also called:
- Federal lead disclosure
- Lessor lead warning form
- Pre-1978 paint disclosure
- Lead hazard disclosure
This document supplements the signed residential lease agreement and should be read with all other valid addenda.
Federal timing, content and exemption rules
The federal rule applies to most housing constructed before 1978, subject to defined exemptions. Before a tenant is obligated under the lease, the lessor must disclose known lead information, provide available records and reports, give the approved pamphlet and include the required Lead Warning Statement and acknowledgments.
The rule requires disclosure of what is known; it does not itself require a lessor to test. State and local lead laws may impose inspections, certificates, remediation, notices or stricter duties in addition to the federal form.
Written scope
with the property, parties and covered conduct identified
Local rules
checked before terms are signed or enforced
Complete record
kept with notices, reports and supporting evidence
- Confirm coverage instead of guessing
- Verify construction information and each federal exemption; local lead duties may still apply even if the federal disclosure rule does not.
- Disclose knowledge specifically
- Describe known paint or hazards and their locations, or accurately state that the lessor has no knowledge.
- Provide every available report
- List and deliver lead evaluations, inspections and other available records rather than merely offering them later.
- Actually deliver the pamphlet
- The tenant acknowledgment should be signed only after the current EPA-approved information has been provided in an accessible language and format.
- Complete certifications before the lease
- Collect the lessor, lessee and agent acknowledgments at the required time and retain the complete record.
How to prepare a lead-based paint disclosure
Five checks turn the policy or disclosure into clear signed paperwork.
Determine construction timing and exemptions.
- Construction permit or start date
- Federal exemption analysis
- Stricter state and local rules
Free sample lead-based paint disclosure
This preview shows the federal disclosure structure. The generated document includes the required statement and certifications; the current EPA pamphlet and every available report must also be delivered.
Lead-Based Paint Disclosure
PROPERTY. This disclosure concerns the housing at , constructed before 1978 unless an exemption applies.
LEAD WARNING STATEMENT. The completed disclosure includes the federally required warning statement in full.
LESSOR DISCLOSURE. Known lead-based paint or hazards and their locations:
RECORDS AND REPORTS. Available records provided, or an accurate statement that none are available:
LESSEE ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Lessee acknowledges receipt of the disclosed information, available records and the current EPA-approved pamphlet before becoming obligated under the lease.
Questions about this lead-based paint disclosure?
Real humans read every message. For a possible exemption, known hazard, missing report or state-specific lead duty, use an EPA resource or local lead professional and lawyer.