TL;DR
The RRP rule is the EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting regulation, which since 2010 has governed compensated work that disturbs more than 6 interior or 20 exterior square feet of paint in pre-1978 homes and child-occupied facilities. It requires firm certification, a trained certified renovator on each job, lead-safe practices—containment, prohibited-method bans, HEPA cleanup—and recordkeeping, with penalties reaching tens of thousands of dollars per violation per day.
What it means
The RRP rule is the EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting regulation, which since 2010 has governed compensated work that disturbs more than 6 interior or 20 exterior square feet of paint in pre-1978 homes and child-occupied facilities. It requires firm certification, a trained certified renovator on each job, lead-safe practices—containment, prohibited-method bans, HEPA cleanup—and recordkeeping, with penalties reaching tens of thousands of dollars per violation per day. Fourteen states administer their own authorized versions.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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