Code of Massachusetts Regulations
760 CMR - HOUSING AND LIVABLE COMMUNITIES, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
Title 760 CMR 14.00 - Lead Paint Abatement Loan Program
Section 14.02 - Definitions

Abatement. The removal and replacement of paint, plaster, or other accessible structural material containing dangerous levels of lead.

Commissioner. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Health (DPH).

Containment. The encapsulation, covering, or enclosing by means authorized by the director of paint, plaster or other accessible structural material containing dangerous levels of lead.

Deferred Loan. A loan secured by a mortgage on real estate or personal property, the repayment of which may be deferred until sale, transfer, or refinancing of the property, as more fully defined in the Operations Manual.

DHCP. The Department of Housing and Community Development.

DPH. The Department of Public Health of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Dwelling Unit (unit). A unit which includes separate cooking, sleeping and individual bathroom facilities.

Lead Poisoning Control Director. The Director of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at DPH, appointed by the Commissioner as provided for in M.G.L. c. 111, § 190 and 105 CMR 460.000: Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control.

Low or Moderate Income Person or Family. An individual or family whose income meets the requirements of the Mortgage Revenue Bond program established pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, § 143.

LPALP. The Lead Paint Abatement Loan Program, established pursuant to M.G.L. c. Ill, § 197E.

Operations Manual. The publication, Homeowner ship - Second Mortgage Loan Products, Get Out the Lead Program issued by MHFA in consultation with DHCD containing guidelines that clarify and elaborate upon 760 CMR 14.00.

MHFA. The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, created pursuant to St. 1966, c. 708.