What is a target home defined as?

• A. Any home built before 1980 with a child under the age of 6 occupying
• B. Any home built before 1978 with a child under the age of 6 occupying
• C. Any home built after 1978 with a child under the age of 6 occupying
• D. Any home built before 1978 with no children occupying

Answer: (B)

Target housing in NSPIRE is defined by both construction date and the presence of a young child, focusing on where lead-based paint hazards pose the greatest risk. The correct definition is a home that was built before 1978 and is occupied by a child under six years old. This matters because lead-based paint was commonly used before 1978, and children under six are most vulnerable to lead exposure, so inspectors target these homes for hazard evaluation. The other options don’t fit because they either use the wrong construction date or omit the requirement that a child under six must be living there.