Ok , my friend was ripping out 30 year old carpet in a 80 year old house and he found that under the carpet is nothing but asbestos . He wants to know what he should do as far as who to call , and he wants to know whats going to happen when he does call . like what are they going to do to his house . He seems to think that the house is going to be tented and the whole neighborhood is going to think something bad has happened . Also he is worried about the cost cause he is almost broke and was going to just put in new tile himself . Please give me real answers to these questions . Thanks .

I know that where I am from you cannot remove asbestos by yourself legally. You can however cover it with something else. Trying to remove it (I'm assuming they are asbestos tiles) may cause some dust and is harmful if inhaled. If the surface is level try some sub flooring then tile or something else. I also cant imagine that just covering it with carpet is healthy. Good luck my basement is covered in that stuff we just covered it with sticky linoleum tiles. (cheap fix)

Since he knows about it, he is legally obligated to reveal this to the next owner when he sells the house. He must not disturb the tiles. He can cover them with a vapor barrier and then plywood flooring or vapor barrier and then carpet.

The right thing would be to professionally abate the materials and then get the house certified asbestos free.

Watch out you most likely have lead paint on the walls and moulding.

Since it's fixed asbestos, it shouldn't be a problem. Just make sure you wear a dust mask and not create more dust when you remove the old tiles. Bag all the tiles and take it to a land fill.
As you read the requirements in the website below keep in mind the word "suggest, should, may and advised" so it is not mandatory unless it says "you must, you need, or under no circumstances" then you must and need for your own protection.
The last area is different states require different requirements but that should not be a problem. Good luck.