Repair Program
What does Maryland's Lead Hazard Reduction Grant pay for?
By All Purpose Anytime Services LLC
If you own a Maryland rental built before 1978, anywhere outside Baltimore City, this grant can pay for the lead hazard work on it: the assessment, the remediation and the clearance test at the end. The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development runs it with HUD money, and it pays up to $25,000 per property.
What the grant pays for
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development says the grant covers lead hazard assessment, full remediation and clearance testing in rental properties built before 1978. Remediation under the grant can include replacing windows and doors and stabilizing walls.
- Up to $25,000 per property
- Funding available until April 1, 2029
- Rental properties built before 1978
- Assessment, full remediation and clearance testing
Who qualifies
Maryland landlords statewide, except in Baltimore City, which runs its own lead program. The unit has to be registered with the Maryland Department of the Environment Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, and it has to be structurally sound when the work is done.
That is how the grant stood in October 2026. DHCD decides who is eligible and how much a property gets, so confirm with them before you count on the money.
How to apply and who does the work
You apply through the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. Our notes on this grant do not say how the program pays the contractor, so ask DHCD that when you apply.
One rule is fixed. The work has to be performed by a licensed and accredited lead abatement contractor.
Where we fit, and where we don't
We are not a licensed and accredited lead abatement contractor, so the work this grant pays for is not ours to do. We are not enrolled in the program, and we do not apply for you.
Our part is the rest of the turn. A unit that has cleared still tends to carry the normal list between tenants: holes in the walls, paint, flooring, doors that will not latch, missing fixtures. We walk it at no charge and send a written estimate with every item priced on its own line, so the work outside the grant is easy to see and budget.
We work inside the unit only (walls, ceilings, paint, floors, doors, trim, carpentry and fixtures) and we hold a Maryland contractor license.
Our services next to the grant work
Where this comes from: Maryland Lead Hazard Reduction Grant, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, funded by HUD. Current as of October 2026.
Price the turnover work around the grant
Tell us the address and when the abatement contractor expects clearance. We walk the unit and send the rest of the turn in writing, line by line.
Request a Unit Walkthrough
Walking the unit for the non-grant work is free. Each turnover item comes back on its own priced line before anything is booked.