Lead paint testing in Avondale, AZ
Lead paint testing in Avondale centers on Historic Avondale, the older part of town around Western Avenue, and on the pre-1978 rentals in and near it.
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Lead paint testing in Historic Avondale
Billy Moore settled near the Agua Fria River in 1880 and called the place Coldwater. A post office opened near the Avondale Ranch in 1896 and later took the ranch’s name, and the town incorporated in 1946. Historic Avondale, once called Old Town Avondale, runs roughly from Van Buren to Lower Buckeye and from Dysart to Central. Western Avenue, its old business street, still has buildings such as the White House, built in 1938.
Most of today’s city came after 1980. The Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 estimates count about one in eight Avondale homes as built before 1980, and show nearly four in ten households renting.
Landlords of pre-1978 units have to tell tenants, before the lease is signed, about lead-based paint they’re aware of. Without a test, all a landlord can report is what they happen to know. An XRF report puts surface-by-surface readings behind that disclosure.
What we test in Avondale
In Avondale we inspect older houses and rental units, test before turnover or renovation, take dust wipe samples when the work is finished, and sample yard soil around pre-1978 homes.
Lead Based Paint Inspections
A surface-by-surface investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint, and a report explaining the results.
Limited Lead Testing
Testing narrowed down to the sections of a home that the homeowner or contractor specifies.
Soil Sampling
Soil sampling for lead contamination in the soil surrounding a house.
Dust Wipe Clearance
Dust wipe sampling to find out whether the dust in your home contains lead.
Avondale questions
I own a few older rentals in Avondale. Do I need a new test before every lease?
No federal rule makes you test. Each new tenant in a pre-1978 unit gets the EPA pamphlet, your disclosure and copies of any lead reports you have, so one inspection report can serve lease after lease, as long as you add anything new you learn.
Can older commercial buildings on Western Avenue have lead paint?
Yes, especially paint applied before 1978. The federal disclosure rule covers housing, not shops, but testing before repainting or remodeling tells the crew which surfaces need extra care.
Lead testing in Avondale
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