A seller is selling a Massachusetts residence constructed before 1978 to buyers who have a...

C is correct. Massachusetts requires sellers and real-estate agents involved in sales of qualifying pre-1978 residential properties to provide prospective purchasers with the Property Transfer Lead Paint Notification before execution of the purchase-and-sale agreement. Known lead information and applicable reports must also be disclosed.

The seller is not automatically required to delead the property merely as a condition of selling it. The prospective purchaser also has an opportunity—generally ten days unless modified by agreement—to conduct a lead inspection but is not automatically required to perform one.

Where a child under six will live in the pre-1978 home, the new owner has substantive Massachusetts Lead Law obligations. Current Massachusetts guidance states that the property must be made lead safe through deleading or interim control as legally required, generally within 90 days of taking title in the circumstance described.

Study Guide Reference: Massachusetts Lead Law — Property Transfer Lead Paint Notification and purchaser inspection rights.