Every job filed before you leave the site.

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1. Owner and occupant summary due: 30 days from the completed on, or by the final invoice delivered on if that comes first.From 40 CFR 745.86(c), checked Oct 28, 2026.
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2. Earliest record disposal date: 3 years from the completed on.From 40 CFR 745.86(a), checked Oct 28, 2026.
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1. Pre-renovation notices go out no more than 60 days before work begins.From EPA: Frequent Questions About Pre-Renovation Education Under the RRP Rule, checked Oct 28, 2026.
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2. A mailed pamphlet needs a certificate of mailing dated at least 7 days before the renovation starts.From EPA: Frequent Questions About Pre-Renovation Education Under the RRP Rule, checked Oct 28, 2026.
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3. Self-certification of pamphlet delivery is allowed only for tenant-occupied units, never for owners.From EPA: Frequent Questions About Pre-Renovation Education Under the RRP Rule, checked Oct 28, 2026.
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4. Emailing the pamphlet requires E-SIGN Act consent: the recipient consents electronically in a way that shows they can open it, is told how to withdraw consent, and gets the hardware and software requirements.From EPA: Frequent Questions About Pre-Renovation Education Under the RRP Rule, checked Oct 28, 2026.
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5. Minor repair and maintenance disturbs 6 sq ft or less of painted surface per room inside, or 20 sq ft or less outside, uses no prohibited or restricted practice, and involves no window replacement or demolition of painted surfaces. Non-emergency jobs in the same room within 30 days count as one job.From 40 CFR 745.83 (definitions), checked Oct 28, 2026.
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6. Zero-bedroom dwellings are exempt unless a child under six resides or is expected to reside there.From EPA: Frequent Questions About Pre-Renovation Education Under the RRP Rule, checked Oct 28, 2026.
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7. Emergency renovations skip pre-renovation education, and skip warning signs, containment, waste handling, training and certification only as far as the emergency requires. Cleaning, cleaning verification by a certified renovator, and the related records still apply.From 40 CFR 745.82(b), checked Oct 28, 2026.
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8. The rule applies to renovations done for pay in target housing and child-occupied facilities.From 40 CFR 745.82(a), checked Oct 28, 2026.
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9. Target housing is housing built before 1978. Housing for the elderly or people with disabilities, and 0-bedroom dwellings where the living area is not separated from the sleeping area, are not target housing unless a child under six lives or is expected to live there.From 40 CFR 745.103 (definitions), checked Oct 28, 2026.
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10. A job is exempt where an inspector or risk assessor found the components free of lead-based paint, or a certified renovator's EPA-recognized test kit or a laboratory's paint-chip result came back negative, and the firm keeps a copy.From 40 CFR 745.82(a), checked Oct 28, 2026.
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11. EPA runs the RRP program everywhere except in fourteen states and one tribe it has authorized to run their own: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin and the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe-Boise Forte (Nette Lake). There, the state or tribal program certifies firms and sets the rules a job follows.From EPA, Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (page updated 2026-06-17), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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12. The firm keeps all records needed to show compliance for 3 years after the renovation is completed; longer state or tribal requirements still apply.From 40 CFR 745.86(a), checked Oct 28, 2026.
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13. Compliance information goes to the owner and an adult occupant (or a representative of a child-occupied facility) when the final invoice is delivered or within 30 days of completion, whichever is earlier.From 40 CFR 745.86(c), checked Oct 28, 2026.
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14. Every covered job needs an assigned certified renovator with a current certificate.From EPA: RRP Program Work Practices, checked Oct 28, 2026.
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