February 2002 Owners Update

LEAD-BASED PAINT MAINTENANCE TRAINING IS AVAILABLE

FROM HUD-SPONSORED TRAINERS FOR FREE
With this training, Section 8 landlords will get official HUD certification to repair lead paint. The new lead paint rule activated January 10, 2002. It will make changes in the way the lead paint issue is handled throughout the housing and real estate industry. In our TMHA Section 8 program, the rule changes the way we inspect for lead-based paint, mainly through the requirement for clearance testing for failed paint in applicable units. HUD knows that Section 8 landlords are very concerned about this new rule.

To that end, HUD is sponsoring FREE training for landlords, maintenance and construction people, and real estate professionals throughout the U.S. Two 1-day trainings are scheduled for our area. Attendance at one of these trainings will be well worth the time spent to understand lead paint and how to handle it. See front page for details. Training is being offered by the QuanTech Company, which is an environmental analysis firm headquartered in the Washington D.C. area of Virginia. This firm has worked with HUD to develop LBP testing and research, and will offer the most up-to-the-minute information on lead regulation.

DON’T MISS ATTENDING ONE OF THESE TRAININGS! THIS OPPORTUNITY WON’T BE AVAILABLE AGAIN. These training opportunities are appropriate for landlords, contractors, maintenance and rehab. workers, and real estate professionals. Please share this information with others. Topics covered will be :

Lead Paint In Our Housing
Resident and/or Tenant Notification
Lead-Based Paint Hazards & Where You Find Them
Lead Exposure and Maintenance Work
Doing the Lead Paint Maintenance Job
Quality Assurance & Clearance Testing
HUD, EPA, OSHA, State Regulations

Participants will receive an official Certificate of Training. This certificate is the official HUD certification for landlords to stabilize LBP in their units.

TMHA Handicap Accessibility Project Update

If you have visited the TMHA office lately you can see that our access project is well on its way to being completed. Our new access ramp has been constructed and the chair lift installation is nearing completion as well. In addition, an expanded waiting area is being added. We look forward to having all of these office improvements completed very soon. At that time we feel that the TMHA facility will be in compliance with the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements regarding accessibility to public facilities. Gor-Con Construction is serving as General Contractor for the project.