IMPORTANT!
Lead From Paint, Dust, and Soil in and Around Your Home Can Be Dangerous if Not Managed Properly.
• Children under 6 years old are most at risk for lead poisoning in your home.
• Lead exposure can harm young children and babies even before they are born.
• Homes, schools, and child care facilities built before 1978 are likely to contain lead-based paint.
• Even children who seem healthy may have dangerous levels of lead in their bodies.
• Disturbing surfaces with lead-based paint or removing lead-based paint improperly can increase the danger to your family.
• People can get lead into their bodies by breathing or swallowing lead dust, or by eating soil or paint chips containing lead.
• People have many options for reducing lead hazards. Generally, lead-based paint that is in good condition is not a hazard.
For more information, click here:
https://www.lakewalesfl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6103/Fair-Housing-and-Lead-in-Your-Home-Booklet