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Massachusetts & Rhode Island Lead-Inspection Services for Property Owners.
If you're in Rhode Island:
*Additional fees may apply — click here to view.
$225*
You will need to fix any lead hazard within 30 calendar days. If your dust wipes fail, you also have 30 days to reclean. An additional inspection will be needed.
If you fail inspection:
You’ll receive a Certificate of Lead Conformance (CLC) which expires after 2 years.
If you pass inspection:
Looking at all interior and exterior surfaces to ensure that there is no loose, delaminating, flaking, peeling, chipping, chalking, or blistering paint.
Collecting dust wipe samples for lab analysis.
What the inspection entails:
FOR: Most rental units built prior to 1978
Lead Hazard Mitigation Inspection
for most condos or single family homes
$595
per unit for most multi-family properties
$535
We will discuss the methods of deleading and the necessary licensing required to do the work.
If you fail inspection:
You’ll receive a letter of Full Initial Lead Inspection Compliance.
If you pass inspection:
Use a portable X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer to test for the presence of lead-based paint on the interior and exterior of the unit.
What the inspection entails:
FOR: Property owners who have never had a lead paint test conducted in your home
Initial Lead Paint Testing
Initial lead paint test
$495
In most cases, you will have a 30 day grace period to repair any lead hazards. Before your grace period ends, you must have a reinspection completed and dust wipe samples taken. In the end, you receive a Certificate of Maintained Compliance or a Certificate of Restored Compliance.
If you fail inspection:
Receive a Certificate of Maintained Compliance
If you pass inspection:
Collecting any previously completed documentation, performing an in-unit inspection with our XRF machines, and updating your inspection reports.
What the inspection entails:
- Landlords who have received a notice from housing that they need to provide an updated certificate, despite having received one in the past.
- Landlords who are selling their home and have a buyer who is requesting an updated certificate
- Any property owner who needs a more recent certificate
Post Compliance Assessment Determination (PCAD)
Post Compliance Assessment Determination (PCAD)
for most condos or single family homes
$615
per unit for most multi-family properties
$565
Complete deleading protocol in the areas that were previously missed. If your dust wipe samples fail, the entire unit must be recleaned and new dust wipe samples need to be collected.
If you fail inspection:
Receive a Letter of Full Deleading Compliance
If you pass inspection:
It’s a visual walkthrough to make sure the work is complete and up to code. Dust wipe samples are also collected for lab analysis.
What the inspection entails:
FOR: Property owners once their deleading (abatement) has been completed
Lead Paint Reinspection
Lead Paint reinspection
for most condos or single family homes
$345
per unit for most multi-family properties
$345
If lead-based paint is found and your renovation will disturb greater than 6 square-feet of lead-based paint per room (or more than 20 square-feet on the entire exterior) a licensed Lead Safe Renovator must perform the work.
If you fail inspection:
If the RRP assessment shows that no lead-paint is present, then your renovator does not need to follow Massachusetts Lead-Safe Renovator Rules.
If you pass inspection:
XRF Testing on the areas that are going to be disturbed by the proposed renovation. This test is designed to inform you or your renovator about the presence of lead-based paint before work begins.
What the inspection entails:
FOR: Clients who are renovating, repairing, or painting a home
RRP (Renovate, Repair, or Paint) Assessment
RRP (Renovate, Repair, or Paint) Assessment
If you're in Massachussetts:
$135/application
Sometimes property owners are missing important documentation that you may not know about. We’ll walk you through exactly what’s missing and will apply for the documentation on your behalf.
Examples of waivers needed include: Mismatch Address Waiver, PCAD Lost Docs Waiver, or a Lot-line Waiver.
Waiver application & Processing
$75/unit
If you have previously received
documentation from Caulfield Environmental and have misplaced it, you can contact us for a replacement document.
Lose your certificate or documentation?
Additional fees & services:
