# Environment (GEN)

## Title 6. Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances

### Subtitle 8. Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing

#### Section 6-803

(a) This subtitle applies to:

  (1) Affected property; and

  (2) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, any residential rental property, the owner of which elects to comply with this subtitle.

(b) This subtitle does not apply to:

  (1) Property not expressly covered in subsection (a) of this section;

  (2) Affected property owned or operated by a unit of federal, State, or local government, or any public, quasi-public, or municipal corporation, if the affected property is subject to lead standards that are equal to, or more stringent than, the risk reduction standard established under Sec. 6-815 of this subtitle; or

  (3) Affected property which is certified to be lead-free pursuant to Sec. 6-804 of this subtitle.

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Md. Code Ann., Envir. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)