Trying to get back the grant

[buildin_a_bayis]

so here's the scoop. we are a little crazy for even thinking this way but basically we want to somehow get the HOME FIRST grant that we have been told the house is uneligible for. To backtrack for those not in the know, we attempted to get to grants to help with down payment grants. One is hopefully going to come through, a NYC grant for 6% of the

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[mindycl]

Funny, theyre doing lead abatement in my place now. IT'S A PAIN IN THE NECK.

[buildin_a_bayis]

how are they doing it?

[mindycl]

they put steam covers on the radiators and removed the door frame and put up new wood onthe door frame. there was only lead in the radiators and door drame. it cost my landlord so much money, i feel so bad.

[mrn613]

I'm not sure if I understand what you are suggesting. If I understand correctly, the house has lead paint on the door and window trim that chips off when you open and close the door. So you want to paint over the chipping paint, and then have it visually inspected and swiped to prove it's not chipping. In that case as soon as you start opening and closing the door again, the lead-free paint will chip off, exposing the lead-containing paint, which will resume chipping. Not to mention that if you guys try to start removing the paint before you repaint, you are exposing yourselves to the lead paint dust because you're not trained.

[hannah_33]

... and risk prosecution for fraud, if the grant agency finds out that you willfully misled them on the supposed lead-removal.

$17,000 != your health, your children's health, having the grant agency sue you, and possible jail time

[buildin_a_bayis]

huh? what is faudulent about this? If the company comes and
tests for lead and it comes back negative, where is the fraud?

as for our health and our children's health -- we are planning on buying this house regardless of the 17K and the house does have lead in it so what does us trying to get the extra money have anything to do with our health or our kids health? as i mentioned above, the lead in the paint is not unsafe, so its really not an issue healthwise...most old houses have lead somewhere. still, its an issue for the grant people which is why we are trying to figure out plan B.

[mrn613]

You say that you can't get the grant if the house has lead. You are trying to trick the grant people into thinking the lead paint was removed. "Hannah" is pointing out that lying about lead paint removal to an agency is fraud.

Perhaps you mean, and I think this is really the case, that you can't get the grant if you have areas of lead paint with chipping or dust-creation. In that case, the lead paint dust *is* dangerous. So even though you have done a quick paint over to hide the chipping, you are only punishing yourself by exposing yourselves to lead.

Or perhaps there is a third option I don't understand?

[hannah_33]

I ate them three days in a row last week. :-) They are so horrible but soooo good. I think my new goal is to figure out how to make a Pesadik frank in a blanket.