(A) If a child resides in a dwelling or dwelling unit or is routinely present at a childcare facility in which a lead-based hazard has been identified, the department shall: (1) post in or upon the dwelling, dwelling unit, or childcare facility, in a conspicuous place, notice of the existence of the hazard. The notice must not be removed until the department determines that the identified lead-based hazard has been remediated. (2) give written notice of the existence of the lead-based hazard to the householder occupying the dwelling, dwelling unit, or childcare facility. (3) give written notice of the existence of the lead-based hazard to the property owner and order that the hazard be remediated within a reasonable period of time. (B) The property owner of a building subject to this article has the right to appeal the order of the department as a contested case.
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