---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 35.720"
title: "24"
number: "35.720"
heading: "Multifamily properties receiving up to $5,000 per unit, and single family properties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/35.720"
---

# §35.720. Multifamily properties receiving up to $5,000 per unit, and single family properties.


Effective September 15, 2000, the requirements of this section shall apply to a multifamily residential property that is receiving an average of up to and including $5,000 per assisted dwelling unit annually in project-based assistance and to a single family residential property that is receiving project-based assistance through the [Section 8](/cfr/24/8.md) Moderate Rehabilitation program, the Project-Based Certificate program, or any other HUD program providing project-based assistance.

- (a) **Activities at initial and periodic inspection—**
  - (1) **Visual assessment.** During the initial and periodic inspections, an inspector trained in visual assessment for deteriorated paint surfaces in accordance with procedures established by HUD shall conduct a visual assessment of all painted surfaces in order to identify any deteriorated paint.
  - (2) **Paint stabilization.** The owner shall stabilize each deteriorated paint surface in accordance with [§ 35.1330(a)](/cfr/24/35.1330.md?p=a) and [§ 35.1330(b)](/cfr/24/35.1330.md?p=b) before occupancy of a vacant dwelling unit or, where a unit is occupied, within 30 days of notification of the results of the visual assessment. Paint stabilization is considered complete when clearance is achieved in accordance with [§ 35.1340](/cfr/24/35.1340.md).
  - (3) **Notice.** The owner shall provide a notice to occupants in accordance with [§ 35.125(b)](/cfr/24/35.125.md?p=b) (1) and (c) describing the results of the clearance examination.
- (b) **Ongoing lead-based paint maintenance activities.** The owner shall incorporate ongoing lead-based paint maintenance activities into regular building operations in accordance with [§ 35.1355(a)](/cfr/24/35.1355.md?p=a), unless all lead-based paint has been removed.
- (c) **Child with an elevated blood lead level.** If a child of less than 6 years of age living in a dwelling unit covered by this section has an elevated blood lead level, the owner shall comply with the requirements of [§ 35.730](/cfr/24/35.730.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[64 FR 50210, Sept. 15, 1999, as amended at 82 FR 4167, Jan. 13, 2017]

### Source

Source: 64 FR 50210, Sept. 15, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3535(d), 4821, and 4851.

### Amendments

[64 FR 50210, Sept. 15, 1999, as amended at 82 FR 4167, Jan. 13, 2017]