(A) Lead-Safe Housing Registry. The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness shall create a Lead-Safe Housing Registry for the purpose of maintaining records on the status and compliance of rental housing units pursuant to this chapter. Such information shall be maintained and made available to the public in the rental registry established in Chapter 119.
(B) Responsibility. The owner of any rental housing unit shall in addition to the requirements of Chapter 119, register each individual rental housing unit pursuant to this chapter. No owner shall rent, offer to rent, or allow occupancy of a rental housing unit without complying with the terms of this chapter. It shall be a violation of this chapter for an owner to allow a rental housing unit to be occupied with a lead-based hazard.
(C) Requirements. In addition to satisfying the requirements of Chapter 119, the owner of a rental housing unit to which this chapter applies, shall submit the following information to the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness:
(1) The date of construction for all rental Housing Units and, if requested, available proof of the construction date;
(2) The Lead-Hazard Control Report upon initial registration and thereafter, the most recent Lead-Hazard Control Report for annual renewals along with all other reports created pursuant § 167.05;
(3) Dates and nature of treatment, interim controls, or abatement performed to attain or maintain lead-hazard control;
(4) Certification attesting the information provided is true and accurate to the best of their knowledge. A certification form shall be provided by the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness for such purpose.
(D) Renewals. The owner of a rental housing unit to which this chapter is applicable shall, after initial registration and in addition to the requirements of Chapter 119, adhere to the following requirements:
(1) Owners of previously registered rental housing units shall renew registration on or before December 31 of each year or according to a schedule established by the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness;
(2) Owners shall update information contained in the Lead-Safe Housing Registry within 30 days of any change in information required for registration pursuant to subsection (C);
(3) Owners who acquire a rental housing unit shall update information contained in the Lead-Safe Housing Registry within 30 days after acquisition.
(E) Application returns. Applications and renewals requiring additional information for compliance will be returned to the applicant with an explanation of the missing or additional information needed. The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness shall establish a time by which such documentation must be completed before deemed a violation of this Chapter.
(F) Tenant notification. Subject to applicable law, the results of the initial Lead-Hazard Evaluation and most recent Lead-Hazard Control Report shall be provided to current and subsequent tenants by the Owner and made publicly available in a manner that permits renters, parents, and other consumers to meaningfully consider this information. In addition, before any work impacting lead-based hazards, tenants shall be notified and appropriate arrangements for their safety shall be made.
(G) Compliance. Unless otherwise specified, compliance with this section shall be required pursuant to a timeline to be established by the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness.
(H) Violation-double fines. Any owner who knowingly or recklessly submits fraudulent or inaccurate information pursuant to this section shall be issued a citation with double fines pursuant to § 167.99. Each day after a citation has been issued or notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
(Lou. Metro Ord. No. 183-2022, approved 12-7-2022)