40 CFR § 745.100 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s745.100"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 745.100 - Purpose."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "745.100"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT"
part_number: "745"
part_name: "LEAD-BASED PAINT POISONING PREVENTION IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 2605, 2607, 2681-2692 and 42 U.S.C. 4852d."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 9085, Mar. 6, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "745"
---


# 745.100 Purpose.

This subpart implements the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 4852d, which impose certain requirements on the sale or lease of target housing. Under this subpart, a seller or lessor of target housing shall disclose to the purchaser or lessee the presence of any known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards; provide available records and reports; provide the purchaser or lessee with a lead hazard information pamphlet; give purchasers a 10-day opportunity to conduct a risk assessment or inspection; and attach specific disclosure and warning language to the sales or leasing contract before the purchaser or lessee is obligated under a contract to purchase or lease target housing.