40 CFR § 745.110 - Opportunity to conduct an evaluation.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s745.110"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 745.110 - Opportunity to conduct an evaluation."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "745.110"
section_name: "Opportunity to conduct an evaluation."
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"
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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"
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# 745.110 Opportunity to conduct an evaluation.

(a) Before a purchaser is obligated under any contract to purchase target housing, the seller shall permit the purchaser a 10-day period (unless the parties mutually agree, in writing, upon a different period of time) to conduct a risk assessment or inspection for the presence of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards.

(b) Not withstanding paragraph (a) of this section, a purchaser may waive the opportunity to conduct the risk assessment or inspection by so indicating in writing.