Lead Testing Services

Huntington Beach, CA, November 2, 2022 

Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with a real estate company in California to resolve claims of ten violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act at seven residential properties in and around the cities of San Jose, Sunnyvale and Vallejo. Acting as the agent for the seller in a real estate transaction, the company is alleged to have failed to ensure that the sellers properly disclosed information related to lead-based paint in its sales contracts and will pay a penalty of over $35,000.

According to the EPA, the company was cited under the Toxic Substances Control Act’s lead-based paint Disclosure Rule, which applies to housing built before the residential use of lead-based paint was banned in 1978. The Disclosure Rule generally requires sellers and lessors of pre-1978 homes to provide homebuyers and tenants with a federal brochure about lead-based paint, any information known about lead-based paint in the home, and a warning statement about the potential dangers of lead-based paint. Buyers also have the option to inspect pre-1978 homes before becoming obligated to make a purchase. With this knowledge, potential homebuyers and tenants can make informed decisions about whether to buy or rent a particular residence. 

“Lead-based paints and contaminated dusts from those old paints are some of the most common sources of lead exposure for children in California and across the country,” said Michael Chapman, Laboratory Manager at LA Testing’s Huntington Beach facility. “These paints can be found both on the inside and outside of properties. At LA Testing, we offer material, environmental and industrial hygiene testing services for lead and other heavy metals. These services are available to the public, real estate professionals, landlords, property managers, government agencies, environmental consultants and industry.”

To learn more about lead or other testing services, please visit www.LATesting.com, email info@LATesting.com or call (800) 755-1794. For access to lead and other indoor environmental quality test kits, visit www.EMSLTestKits.com. 

About LA Testing

LA Testing is California’s leading laboratory for indoor environmental quality testing of asbestos, mold, lead, VOCs, formaldehyde, soot, char, ash and smoke damage, particulates and other chemicals. In addition, LA Testing offers a full range of air sampling and investigative equipment to professionals and the general public. LA Testing maintains an extensive list of accreditations including: AIHA LAP LLC., AIHA ELLAP, AIHA EMLAP and AIHA IHLAP, CDC ELITE, NVLAP, State of California, State of Hawaii Department of Health and other states. LA Testing, along with the EMSL Analytical, Inc. network, has multiple laboratories throughout California including South Pasadena, Huntington Beach, San Leandro and San Diego.