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Home Improvement Time

By Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries

Spring is often the time homeowners embark on home improvement projects. Here are a few new regulations to keep in mind when you start that project:

• 40 CFR 745. Lead Paint. Under new federal regulations effective April 1, 2010,  "contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 must be certified and must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination."
• 527 CMR 10.15  Floor refinishing. Effective June 1, 2010, provides strict new guidelines for floor refinishing.

And if you are preparing your home for sale,

• 527 CMR 32  Smoke Detectors. Effective April 5, 2010, details new requirements for smoke detectors with which you must comply in order to sell your home.

The Attorney General has a useful consumer guide to home improvement, and we have links to the home improvement contractor law and regulations, as well as helpful forms and websites, at Law About Home Improvement.

Full post as published by Massachusetts Law Updates on April 08, 2010 (boomark / email).