For many kids, lead threat is right in their own homes

USA Today carries a headline story on lead poisoning in children, noting that replacing paint on wndow sills, on which teething children chew might prevent this. Why should any family with children have to rent a domicile which contains lead paint. A few cities have required prerental inspection of homes, for more thn 30 years, to ensure safety from lead and other hazards before thay can be rented. It should,be a national standard.