Lead Paint Program

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the City of Nashua a three-year, $3,000,000 grant to address lead hazards in privately owned housing. Grants are targeted to housing units where low-income households live, especially those with children less than six years of age. It is our mission to improve the safety and living conditions of low-moderate income households and support the Federal goal of eliminating childhood lead poisoning as a major health problem.  Our goals include evaluating and addressing lead hazards in at least 150 private residential units, performing community outreach and education and offer training primarily to low-moderate income Nashua residents.  We are partnering with the following agencies who will assist us in reaching our goals: 

City of Nashua's Division of Health and Community Services

  Southern NH Housing Services 

  Nashua Pastoral Care Center 

 What is Lead Paint?

Lead is a poisonous metal that may cause health problems, especially in young children. When lead gets into the body, it can cause damage to the brain, the kidneys, nerves and blood.

Lead may also cause behavioral problems, learning disabilities, seizures and in extreme cases, death. Some symptoms of lead poisoning may include headaches, stomachaches, nausea, tiredness and irritability. Many children who are lead poisoned show no symptoms.

• Putting their hands and other lead contaminated items in their mouths, such as toys
• Crawling around on floors that may have lead-paint dust
• Touching lead-paint dust from sanding old paint or renovations of old homes
• Playing outside in lead contaminated soil
• Folk remedies 

• There is chipping and peeling paint inside the home
• Lead painted surfaces rub against each other, such as windows and doors opening and closing
• Children play in soil and dirt outside a home that is lead painted
• Contaminated soil is tracked in the home on shoes or pets

 How we can help you:

• Grants of up to $10,000 per unit are available, for qualified properties, toward the cost of addressing the lead hazards
• If qualified for the Program, we will pay for the costs of the lead paint inspections, risk assessments and clearance
• Tenants may receive a $400 stipend per household toward temporary relocation
• If additional funds are needed, loans may be available to qualified home owners through a partnership with Hampshire First Bank
• Free blood lead screening  for children less than six years old through the Division of Public Health
• Home visits by Public Health Staff
• Printed educational information

Who is eligible:

 The following types of properties may be eligible:

• Built before 1978 and located in Nashua
• Owner-occupied
• Investor-owned
• Single and multi-family buildings
• Mixed use (example: business on ground floor with residential units above)
• Ineligible units include: Zero bedroom (studios); condominiums; and interior commercial space

Owner-occupants and their tenants must meet the income limits below: 

Family Size	Annual Income
1	$43,050
2	$49,200
3	$55,350
4	$61,500
5	$66,400
6	$71,350
7	$76,250
8	$81,200

The income limits for tenants of investor-owned properties vary between 50% and 80% of the area median income (AMI). Buildings with 5 or more units may even have households whose income exceeds 80% AMI. Please call for details.

NOTE: As a condition of the Program, landlords must agree to rent to low-moderate income tenants for a three-year period and give preferance in renting to families with children less than six years of age.

How to apply: 

 If you are interested in applying, please call or click the links below to print the required forms:

Owner-Occupied Property Application
Investor-Owned Property Application
Tenant Forms (required for each occupied rental unit)

 For more lead poisoning information, please click on the links below to visit:

HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control

New Hampshire's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

City of Nashua's Division of Health and Community Services