North Carolina § 130A-131 - 9G. Resident responsibilities.

§ 130A-131. 9G. Resident responsibilities.

In any residential housing unit occupied by a child less than six years of age or a pregnant woman who has an elevated blood lead level of five micrograms per deciliter or greater, the Department shall advise, in writing, the owner or managing agent and the pregnant woman or the child's parents or legal guardian of the importance of carrying out routine cleaning activities in the units they occupy, own, or manage. The cleaning activities shall include all of the following: Wiping clean all windowsills with a damp cloth or sponge at least weekly. Regularly washing all surfaces accessible to children. In the case of a leased residential housing unit, identifying any deteriorated paint in the unit and notifying the owner or managing agent of the conditions within 72 hours of discovery. Identifying and understanding potential lead poisoning hazards in the environment of each child less than six years of age and each pregnant woman in the unit (including toys, vinyl miniblinds, playground equipment, drinking water, soil, and painted surfaces), and taking steps to prevent children and pregnant women from ingesting lead such as encouraging children and pregnant women to wash their faces and hands frequently and especially after playing outdoors. History (1997-443, s. 15.30(b); 2003-150, s. 7; 2017-57, s. 11E.6(e).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2017-57, s. 11E.6(a), provides: "It is the intent of the State to protect young children and pregnant women from being exposed to high levels of lead that can cause substantial harm to their normal neurological development and to ensure important intervention services, including required remediation of lead hazards, will be provided to children and pregnant women whose health is threatened by lead exposure." Session Laws 2017-57, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2017.'" Session Laws 2017-57, s. 39.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2017-57, s. 39.6, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2017-57, s. 11E.6(e), effective July 1, 2017, in the introductory paragraph, inserted "or a pregnant woman", substituted "five micrograms" for "10 micrograms", and inserted "pregnant woman or the"; in subdivision (4), inserted "and each pregnant woman" near the beginning of the sentence and, inserted "and pregnant women" twice near the middle and end of the sentence.