Excerpts from Ada Duffey with the Milwaukee Lead & Asbestos Information Center, Inc.; Published: 1/12/2009 As of March 31, 2008, the EPA has published a new lead paint rule. The rule contains important new requirements for renovators of pre-1978 property and all rental property owners of pre-1978 property. The new rule applies to all pre-1978 rental property, pre-1978 day care centers, (8 comments)