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Lead Apartments Should Not Be Rented When There Are Kids.
Lead is a poison found in old painting unfortunately in many apartments in the United States. This poison can get into `little babies and children under 4 just by touch the walls and bring their fingers into their mouths. Many apartment owners know this, but they just want people`s money.
 redrose  17 Feb 2008 21:09
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Well then rent a more modern apartment. Where there is no old lead paint on the walls. It would have to be pretty ancient to have that kind of paint.
 
 keepmindok  28 Sep 2008 09:39
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There is fear among the parents that living on a lead apartment would poison their children’s lives. This fear is clearly stated to be rootless and the parents should know these very well. By the help of much information, the apartments built before 1975 are likely to possess lead underneath the new coats of paintings. The thick coats of new paint would not threat any harm to the kids as it works like a barrier between them and the lead. Whenever you move to a new apartment, the building gets repaired and repainted after the previous tenant moves out. Generally five coats of new paint remains above the lead wall to prevent the poisoning effects. And these five coats usually stay for a long time if the building is maintained properly. So, the fear of kids getting poisoned in a lead apartment is absurd.
 
 sudipa  10 Mar 2008 07:28
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The likely hood of a kid getting poisoned from the paint on a apt wall is unlikely unless you live in the lowest of quality of apts. Apts get repainted almost every time a tenet moves out, there should by now (2008) be a minimal of 5 or more coast on a wall to prevent the poising, if your kids are digging in too the wall then punish them and they will be fine. Or to fully prevent this from happening you have the choice and don't move in to a place that you do not feel right about.
 
 pappabear  18 Feb 2008 01:43
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 According to many sources of information, Apartaments builded before1975 are likely to have lead even if is repainted and looks like new. Lead is in the old paint or wood that stays there covered by the layers of new paint, and it doesn`t disappear just with new paint. To remove the lead, the walls need to be broken and rebuilded. There are also other methods. There R many important information online on this. Unfortunately many parents Don`t know that.
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 19 Feb 2008 21:47
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