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We just learned that our daughter has been exposed to lead paint in our apartment. We were going to move when our lease expired at the end of May but after today’s testing we want to move immediately. In essence we will be breaking our lease. We’ve always been on good terms with our landlord but I’m afraid we will lose our deposit. We care more about getting out of this space but the deposit is a fair chunk of change.

Of the 44 surfaces that were tested by the city, 11 came back positive for lead paint. Our daughter was tested and has been exposed. We’d like to move within the next two weeks.

Any thoughts? Should we not expect to get our $$ back? It won’t keep us in the apt but we will be better able to budget knowing whether to expect the deposit.