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Lead-Contaminated Soil and the Lead Disclosure Rule: What You Need to Know Real Estate Professionals: Did you know that lead-contaminated soil is part of lead disclosure requirements? Learn more about your obligations in a new brochure about leaded soil and the Lead Disclosure Rule. The brochure is called Lead-Contaminated Soil -- Residential Real Estate Transaction Disclosure Requirements: Information for Owners, Landlords & Sellers, Buyers and Renters, Real Estate Agents. It explains the terms “lead-based paint hazard” and “soil lead hazard.” The brochure also lists the obligations of the seller, landlord, and real estate agent to disclose before the purchase and lease of housing built before 1978. Download the tri-fold brochure (PDF, 2pp. 51KB) from the EPA Region 10 Lead Program website: Or, for a hard copy, call EPA’s Public Environmental Resource Center at 206-553-1200 or 800-424-4372. If you have any questions, call Javier Morales, EPA, at 206-553-1255. Unit: Office of Waste and Chemicals Management Point of contact: Debra Sherbina E-Mail: sherbina.debra@epamail.epa.gov Phone Number: (206) 553-0247 Last Updated: 10/24/2006

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