Lead  Safe Baltimore County 

What is Lead Safe Baltimore County?

A grant program designed to reduce lead hazards in homes in the targeted Community Conservation areas through a comprehensive plan of lead hazard reduction, economic development, job training, outreach, and education.

The program will dramatically reduce the risk of lead poisoning in the homes of your children within the targeted communities.  The long-term effects of lead in a child can be severe.  They include learning disabilities, decreased growth, hyperactivity, impaired hearing, and even brain damage.  The good news is that there is are simple things you can do to help protect your familing including utilizing this new program.

Baltimore County Department of Housing and Community Development
Housing Opportunities
The Jefferson Building, Suite 201
105 West Chesapeake Ave., Towson, MD  21204
leadsafe@baltimorecountymd.gov   410-887-3668

  
ELIGIBILITY 

Available to anyone that lives in or owns a home in Baltimore County, and that meets the seven requirements listed below.

• The property must be located in a Baltimore County targeted zip code:
  21117, 21133, 21136, 21162, 21204, 21206, 21207, 21208, 21209, 21212, 21215, 21220, 21221, 21222, 21224, 21227, 21228, 21229, 21230, 21234, 21237, 21239, 21244, 21286
• Families must meet HUD household income limits:
  
• The property must have been built prior to 1978
• A child under the age of 6 or a pregnant person must live at or frequently visit the property
• The property must contain at least 1 bedroom
• The property contains lead based paint hazards confirmed by a risk assessment provided by Balitmore County
• If assistance is provided to a rental property, the owner must rent to families with children under the age of 6 for at least 3 years after project completion

For more information, contact the Department of Housing and Community Development – Housing Opportunities at 410-887-6055

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