From: Joe Kelly

Following Wisconsin, Iowa has become the second state in the country to be federally authorized to administer and enforce the federal Lead-based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RPP) program. Effective April 22, anyone performing renovations or repairs for compensation must be trained and certified, and follow lead-safe work practices. Lead-based paint in the home is a major cause of childhood lead poisoning and the RRP rule places new requirements on property management companies, landlords, contractors, renovators and painters for lead-safe work practices to reduce the lead exposure of children. Before it was banned for residential use in 1978, lead-based paint was used in more than 38 million homes.