Information for Property Owners
EPA: Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil
American Academy Of Pediatrics: Screening for Elevated Blood Lead Levels
Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls
Get the Lead Out a Bay Area Coalition of Lead Poisoning Prevention Leaders
Lead Hazard Prevention Code Requirements and Resources (pdf)
Lead Hazard Risk Assessment and Management Guidance for Urban Gardens and Farms (pdf)
Heavy Fines on the Horizon for Violators of New Lead Paint Standards (pdf)
Lead Requirements for Property Owners (pdf)
New Lead Exposure Safety Regulations for Contractors (pdf)
Children's Environmental Health Promotion
Joe Walseth, Lead Program Manager
(415) 252-3956
Sarah Saavedra, Secretary
(415) 252-3890
Exposure to lead can harm children's development and mental function. The Childhood Lead Prevention Program is dedicated to eradicating lead hazards and childhood lead poisoning.
This quarterly newsletter highlights efforts in preventing childhood lead poisoning.
It is illegal for property owners to allow lead hazards to exist on their property. If you see badly damaged paint on the exterior or interior of a house, please call contact the Department of Public Health. Property owners will be required to safely repair any hazards that have been identified.
San Francisco law also requires that work on lead-based paint be done safely. If you see work on the interior or exterior of a building that allows dust and paint chips to spread outside of a work area because it is not properly contained or not properly cleaned up, report it to the Health Department.
Additionally, it is illegal for landlords to harass or evict tenants because they report suspected lead hazards. San Francisco has strong tenant rights laws to protect tenants.
To report any of the above problems or a different lead hazard complaint, click here.
Mayor's Office of Housing: Provides lead hazard remediation grants to property owners.
San Francisco Rent Board: Can provide information and support in cases of landlord-tenant disputes.