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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="6-818" title_number="6" title_name="Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any person performing lead-contaminated dust testing or conducting inspections required by this subtitle:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Shall be accredited by the Department;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>May not be a related party to the owner; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Shall submit a verified report of the result of the lead-contaminated dust testing or visual inspection to the Department, the owner, and the tenant, if any, of the affected property.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An owner may not employ or engage a related party to the owner to perform lead-contaminated dust testing or conduct inspections required by this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A report submitted to the Department under subsection (a) of this section that certifies compliance for an affected property with the risk reduction standard shall be conclusive proof that the owner is in compliance with the risk reduction standard for the affected property during the period for which the certification is effective, unless there is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Proof of actual fraud as to that affected property;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Proof that the work performed in the affected property was not performed by or under the supervision of personnel accredited under § 6-1002 of this title; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Proof that the owner failed to respond to a complaint regarding the affected property as required by § 6-819 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
