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> what else do you think could happen here?

The seller could actually care about the health of the fellow human being they're doing business with.

> proper remediation costs a lot of money

So what? Not doing it means harming other people. That's criminal negligence.

Inert lead, like asbestos, is safe to be around. It only really becomes a problem if you start taking actions that could allow it to become airborne in some way. There's nothing especially negligent about allowing lead paint to remain somewhere, especially if it's been sealed under layers of non-lead paint as is going to be the case in most situations at this point.

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