2025 Delaware Code
Title 25 - Property
Chapter 54. Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction
§ 5404. Lead inspectors [For implementation of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 98, § 5(2)].

(a) Only individuals approved as lead inspectors by the Department may issue certificates. No individual may be approved by the Department as a lead inspector unless the individual has successfully completed a training program approved by the Department on the identification and evaluation of lead-based paint hazards or a training program of another state that the Department has determined to be as stringent as the program approved by the Department.

(b) No certificate may be issued unless the lead inspector conducts an inspection and evaluation of the rental unit and premises in a manner required by Department regulations.

(c) The Department must establish and maintain a list of all lead inspectors. The list must be available to the public.

(d) The lead inspector must inform the Department, the landlord, and tenant of any lead-based paint hazard revealed during an inspection and evaluation of a rental unit. The lead inspector must provide the landlord and tenant with information regarding the safe remediation and abatement of lead-based paint hazards as required by Department regulations.