better lead paint rules.

currently, the rule is that any chipped paint at all means you fail the inspection, even if there is no lead paint in the whole room, or even anywhere in the whole interior of the house. this leads to layer upon layer of caked on paint every time a rental unit turns over so they can pass the test before it starts flaking again.

the way it is done does not actually stop the paint from flaking once it is touched, it just hides the flaking long enough to pass the inspection.

blistering and flaking paint should have to be tested and if found to have lead, then you fail. if it's not leaded, then blistering or flaking paint isn't a problem and there is no need to slather another coat onto the old house, causing the windows and doors to eventually not work well.

currently, blistering paint, as long as it has a fresh coat over it, still passes the test, even though just touching the blistered paint can expose lead, let alone a kid teething on some trim, which would go straight through the layer of new paint.