---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 745.100"
title: "40"
number: "745.100"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/745.100"
---

# §745.100. Purpose.


This subpart implements the provisions of [42 U.S.C. 4852d](/usc/42/4852d.md), which impose certain requirements on the sale or lease of target housing. Under this subpart, a seller or lessor of target housing shall disclose to the purchaser or lessee the presence of any known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards; provide available records and reports; provide the purchaser or lessee with a lead hazard information pamphlet; give purchasers a 10-day opportunity to conduct a risk assessment or inspection; and attach specific disclosure and warning language to the sales or leasing contract before the purchaser or lessee is obligated under a contract to purchase or lease target housing.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605, 2607, 2681-2692 and 42 U.S.C. 4852d.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 9085, Mar. 6, 1996, unless otherwise noted.