Legal Resources
National organizations with information about lead and lead laws
- National Lead Information Center (NLIC)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Alliance for Healthy Homes
- National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH)
State and local organizations with information about lead and lead laws
- Cook County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program gives information for all Cook County residents about lead poisoning and its prevention, including the relevant laws and regulations.
- Chicago Rents Right is a Chicago Department of Housing program which provides information for Chicago-area tenants about their rights and responsibilities.
- Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago offers free legal aid to the citizens of Cook County.
- The Metropolitan Tenants Organization has information about tenants' rights and responsibilities regarding a variety of issues.
- The Center for Conflict Resolution works with individuals and communities to manage and resolve a range of conflicts.
- Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing offers legal assistance to low- and moderate-income households in the Chicago area.
- The Chicago Commission on Human Relations receives complaints of illegal discrimination by those renting or selling property.
- Cook County Commission on Human Rights receives complaints of illegal discrimination by those renting or selling property.
- Illinois Department of Human Rights receives complaints of illegal discrimination by those renting or selling property.
- Access Living addresses housing issues for disabled people through education, community organizing, advocacy and individual housing counseling.
- John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Clinic aims to educate the public about fair housing law and to provide legal assistance to organizations that address housing discrimination issues.
For more information and resources read our Resource Guide-coming soon.
Information about and/or text of federal lead laws
- Full text of Title X (PDF, 166 KB)
- Full text of Section 1018 of Title X (PDF, 154 KB), Requirements for the Disclosure of Known Lead-Based Paint and/or Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing
- Sections 1012 and 1013 (PDF, 690 KB), Requirements for the Notification, Evaluation, and Reduction of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Federally Owned Residential Property and Housing Receiving Federal Assistance
- Summary of the Lead-Safe Housing Rule requirements
- Full text of Title IV, Section 403 (PDF, 364 KB), Identification of Dangerous Levels of Lead
- Title IV, Section 406(b), Requirements for Hazard Education before Renovation of Target Housing
- Title IV, Section 402, Training and Certification Programs for Lead-Based Paint Activities in Target Housing and Child Occupied Facilities
- U.S. Fair Housing Act (PDF, 114 KB)
Information about federal disclosure requirements and supporting documents
- Overview of the notification law and its requirements
- Fact sheet written by HUD and EPA
- Sample disclosure form for selling or buying a home or apartment built before 1978 (also available in Spanish
- Sample disclosure form for renting or leasing a home or apartment built before 1978 (also available in Spanish)
- Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home(also available in Spanish and Vietnamese)