Connecticut General Statutes 21a-82 – Use of paint in tenements and municipally-owned buildings
(a) No person, firm or corporation shall use any paint on an interior surface of any tenement house, lodging house or boarding house as defined in chapter 368o nor on or around the interior or exterior surface of any door, window, porch, stairway or railing of any such tenement house, lodging house or boarding house unless such paint conforms to the standards as required in accordance with the Lead-based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act, chapter 63 of the Social Security Act, as amended.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 21a-82
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
(b) No municipality, housing authority, redevelopment agency, community housing development corporation or other public authority shall use any paint on an interior surface of any building owned or being developed by it which serves as living quarters unless such paint conforms to the standards of the American National Standards Institute. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall promulgate standards not less restrictive than standards set by federal law in accordance with the Lead-based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act, chapter 63 of the Social Security Act, as amended.