Information for Real Estate Transactions

Lead

• "Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home" -- Federal law states this brochure must be distributed to tenants/ buyers of housing built before 1978 prior to lease or sale. The disclosure forms are available from the EPA.
• Maine no longer requires a separate disclosure for real estate transactions .

Arsenic

There are no State laws regulating the quality of drinking water that comes from a private residential water well. During a real estate transaction State law requires the follwing information about arsenic be provided to the buyer:

• Testing Your Well Water for Arsenic (pdf*)
• Arsenic Treated Wood (pdf*)

These resources may be helpful during real eastate transactions, but are not required to be provided:

• Brochure about testing well water: Is Your Well Water Safe to Drink? (pdf*)
• Tipsheet: What to do if your well water has too much arsenic. (pdf*)

Contact us to order free copies of any of these materials. Phone: 866-292-3474 or 207-287-4311. Email: ehu@maine.gov. TTY: Maine Relay 711.

Radon

• Frequently Asked Questions About the 2 pCi/L Radon Air Recommendation
• Frequently Asked Questions about the 4,000 pCi/L Maximum Exposure Guideline for well water

 

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*free viewer or to request a hard copy