CA AB206

Property owners and public entities participating in lead paint abatement programs created from public nuisance litigation are immune from liability for cost recovery lawsuits by responsible parties.

Participation in a lead paint abatement program ranges from submitting an application to completing all abatement activities.

A property's participation in a lead paint abatement program cannot be used as evidence that the property is a nuisance, substandard, or untenantable.

Lead paint abatement programs must be created as a result of a judgment or settlement in public nuisance or similar litigation and designed to abate lead-based paint.

The law does not alter homeowners' property maintenance obligations or limit tenants' legal remedies for addressing lead paint in dwellings.