Frequent Questions

Firm Certification

A property management company performs most of the clerical functions of the business, and hires plumbers, electricians, carpenters, etc., for its renovation needs. Does the property management company need firm certification to comply with the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule?
Are state and local government employees who often do renovation work required to be certified?
Can contractors submit their application to EPA before they complete the required training, or must the application be submitted after the training is complete? Is there a proof of training required by the EPA in order for the contractor's application to be approved?
DOE provides weatherization grants to states, which in turn provide grants to non-profit sub-grantees. These sub-grantees fall into one of three categories: 1. The sub-grantee uses its own employees to perform all the weatherization services in the home, 2. The sub-grantee uses a combination of its own employees and contractors to perform weatherization services, or 3. The sub-grantee has no employees that perform weatherization services; instead, every service is performed by a hired contractor. Must these sub-grantees be RRP-certified firms?
Does the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule require a certified state lead inspector or risk assessor, who does not do renovation work, to become a certified renovation firm in order to take dust wipe samples?
How long will it take EPA to process my application to be a lead-safe certified firm?
How will the RRP Rule affect the work of non-profit or not-for-profit groups? Will the rule apply, for example, to church groups who, as part of their missionary work, are making improvements for low-income residents?
I am a facilities manager for a church with daycare and preschool programs. I recently became a certified renovator. If my staff and I do our own painting and remodeling work, do we need to be a certified firm?
I am the owner of my renovation firm, but I am not a certified renovator. May I be the "attesting individual" named on the RRP firm certification application?
I own a sole proprietorship, and I plan to get trained and certified as a certified renovator under the RRP Rule.. Will that be sufficient since I have no employees?
I took a class to be a Certified Renovator and my firm applied for firm certification before April 22, 2010, but my firm does not have its certificate yet. What do we do?
If a company has several legal entities, does each entity have to become a certified firm?
If a firm does business in several states, must they become certified in all states in which they manage a target property or is this requirement satisfied by certifying the firm in the state in which they are headquartered?
If a general contractor hires a subcontractor to work at a renovation site, does the subcontractor need to be a certified firm if the subcontractor does not disturb any paint?
If a property owner and a property management company have entered in to a consent agreement related to Section 1018 (lead hazard disclosure) that does not admit an actual violation, is the property management company required to acknowledge a lead-based paint violation when completing the application for firm certification?
If I rent out apartments built before 1978, in order to comply with the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule, do I need to get firm and renovator certification if I do my own work on it? What if I hire a renovation firm to do the work?
If my firm already has abatement certification, is separate RRP certification necessary?
If the demolition, cleanup, and cleaning verification portion of a renovation project is performed under the direction of a certified renovator using trained workers, can uncertified workers complete the job if further disturbances of painted surfaces will not occur? For example, a certified firm establishes containment and removes wall and ceiling board to the rough framing members. Cleaning and verification take place and containment is removed and properly disposed of. At that point, can non-certified firms perform electrical, plumbing, HVAC, or drywall work?
Is the fee for firm certification waived for self- employed individuals or landlords?
Must my firm be certified if we are performing a renovation that started in March but will not be completed until June 2010?
My company has two stores in different states. Must each store be a separate certified firm?
My firm acts as a general contractor - we subcontract the entire renovation job to other companies rather than using our own employees. Does my firm need to be a certified firm under the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule?
My firm acts as a general contractor - we subcontract the entire renovation job to other companies rather than using our own employees. Under the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule, does my firm need to have a certified renovator at the job site?
My firm performs renovations covered by the RRP rule, but solely in the capacity of a subcontractor. If the general contractor is a certified firm, does my firm also have to be certified, or can we just provide the certified renovator?
My non-profit organization applies for and receives grants to renovate older homes. We do not perform the renovations ourselves, we hire renovation contractors to perform them on our behalf. We identify the properties to be renovated and the specific projects in the grant application. If we are successful in obtaining the grant, the funding would obligate us to arrange for the renovation of the specific properties named in the grant application. Must my non-profit organization become an RRP-certified firm?
My non-profit organization receives grants to arrange for renovations in older housing, such as weatherization projects or general modernization. Typically, these grants come with eligibility conditions for properties and/or property owners and tenants, but specific properties or projects are not identified. My organization is responsible for locating eligible properties and recipients and hiring firms to perform the eligible renovations. Must my non-profit organization become an RRP-certified firm?
Under the RRP Rule, can a certified renovator supervise workers of a different company, or must each firm involved in a project furnish a certified renovator?
What changes in a renovation firm's status require an amendment of certification and how much will it cost?
What do you need to do to become a certified firm?
What happens if my firm is in the middle of a renovation job on April 22, 2010? My firm is not certified and none of my employees have taken the lead-safe certified renovator training. What should I do?
What is the difference between Abatement (LBP) Certification and Renovation (RRP) Certification?
Will a renovator working for a firm that has submitted a certification application to EPA but has not received its certification be allowed to work on pre-1978 properties assuming compliance with all other requirement of the RRP Rule?

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