Chipping paint: how fast does it sink a score?

In pre-1978 assisted housing, deteriorated paint is treated as a lead-based paint hazard under the Lead Safe Housing Rule — and it is scored as the serious item it is, not as cosmetics. Peeling or chipping above the de minimis levels means proper stabilization by qualified firms, not a quick scrape by the turn crew. Share your timelines and costs.

The expensive mistake with deteriorated paint in pre-1978 housing is treating it as a painting task. Above the de minimis levels it is a lead-safety job — trained people, proper containment, cleaning verification — and scheduling that on inspection-week notice is how budgets and timelines blow up. The teams that handle it well walk paint early and often, so stabilization is a program, not an emergency. For those in pre-1978 stock, how far ahead of an inspection do you start paint stabilization — and who's doing the work?