lead-based paint News
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Oregon and Idaho property managers failed to disclose lead paint hazards to renters
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered three property management companies in Oregon and Idaho to pay more than $15,000 in federal penalties for failing to disclose lead-based paint hazards to renters. Elite Property Management, Inc. of Corvallis, Oregon, and Advanced Management, Inc. of Keizer, Oregon, and Hill Rental Properties, LLC of Moscow, Idaho, were each fined for violating ...
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Springfield, Mass. landlord fined for failing to notifiy tenants about lead paint
A landlord in Springfield, Mass., has agreed to pay $6,000 to settle EPA claims that tenants in a 99-unit building were not provided with information concerning lead paint, in violation of the federal lead-based paint disclosure requirements. These violations potentially put tenants at risk of exposure to lead-based paint hazards. According to EPA’s New England office, the owners of 122 ...
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Apartment house owner settles violations of lead-paint notification rule in Reading, Pa.
Wyomissing Park Apartments, owner of several apartment houses in Reading, Pa., has settled alleged violations of a federal law requiring disclosure of lead-based paint hazards to residential tenants, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. In a consent agreement with EPA, Wyomissing Park Apartments has agreed to pay a $26,880 penalty for failing to provide required information ...
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Holyoke, Mass. Landlords face fines for failing to notify tenants about lead paint
A property management company and four owners of rental properties in and around Holyoke, Mass., face EPA penalties of up to $16,000 per violation for violating federal lead-based paint disclosure rules at properties in West Springfield and Holyoke. According to a complaint filed by EPA’s New England office, Atlas Property Management of Holyoke and the four affiliated property owners are ...
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Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., to pay civil penalty and replace windows for failure to disclose lead-based paint hazards
Washington University of St. Louis, Mo., has agreed to pay a $2,778 civil penalty to the United States and spend at least $24,998 to replace old windows in its married student housing units to settle allegations that it failed to disclose the presence of lead-based paint or lead-based paint hazards to tenants prior to the leasing of some of its other housing units. ...
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EPA cites realty company for violating federal law on notice of lead-based paint hazards in Reading, Pa.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited Crespo Realty, Inc. , of Flushing, N.Y., for allegedly violating a federal law requiring the company to disclose information on lead-based paint hazards to tenants renting four Reading, Pa. properties. The Disclosure Rule under the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act requires sellers and landlords of residential housing built ...
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Property management company fined for not informing tenants about lead hazards
Pro Properties, Inc., one of Phoenix’s largest property management companies, was fined $7,500 for violating federal lead-based paint disclosure requirements at numerous apartment buildings in the Phoenix area. Pro Properties, Inc. failed to provide federally-required lead warning statements to rental apartment tenants. The company also failed to disclose whether it had information or reports ...
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Bridgeport Conn. Landlord Fined for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint
Juan Hernandez, the owner of approximately 80 rental units in 17 properties in Bridgeport, Conn., will pay a penalty of $69,000 under a settlement with EPA for allegations that he violated federal lead paint disclosure rules. According to a complaint filed by EPA’s New England office, Juan Hernandez allegedly violated lead-based paint disclosure requirements when he rented apartment units ...
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Conn. And Mass. based landlords face fines for failing to notify tenants about lead paint
The owners of rental properties in Bridgeport, Conn. as well as South Boston, Roxbury, and Dorchester, Mass., face EPA penalties for violating federal lead paint disclosure rules. In both cases, these violations potentially put tenants at risk of exposure to lead hazards. According to a complaint filed by EPA’s New England office, Juan Hernandez allegedly violated lead-based paint ...
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Oregon landlord cited for failing to notify tenants of lead paint hazards
The Curtis O. Baney Marital Trust of Oregon failed to notify tenants of potential lead paint risks in housing near Klamath Falls, Oregon, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The failure to notify renters is a violation of a federal law designed to protect tenants from lead-based paint hazards in pre-1978 housing. The trust has agreed to pay a fine to settle ...
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Rhode Island Property Owner Faces Fine for Failing to Notify Tenants about Potential Lead Hazards
A Rhode Island company faces a penalty of up to $421,900 for repeatedly violating federal lead-based paint disclosure laws and regulations when leasing residential property in Providence. A recent EPA complaint alleges that Private Reserve Properties, LLC failed to notify prospective tenants, including families with young children, about potential lead-paint hazards in housing owned by the ...
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US sets new rules for lead-based paint
To further protect children from exposure to lead-based paint, EPA is issuing new rules for contractors who renovate or repair housing, child-care facilities or schools built before 1978. Under the new rules, workers must follow lead-safe work practice standards to reduce potential exposure to dangerous levels of lead during renovation and repair activities. 'While there has been a dramatic ...
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R.I. Landlords Fined for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint Hazards in Woonsocket
Two Rhode Island landlords will pay an EPA penalty of $13,900 for violations of federal lead disclosure laws. EPA alleged in a complaint that Donald Ciotola and Carol Simeone violated the federal Toxic Substance Control Act when the landlords failed to notify prospective tenants about potential lead-paint hazards in housing they owned in Woonsocket, R.I., as required by the Residential ...
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EPA`s Lead-Safe Certification Program Important for Consumers
Home repairs that create even a small amount of lead dust are enough to poison your child and put your family at risk. If you live in a home or apartment that was built before 1978 and are planning a renovation or repair project, make sure you renovate right with a Lead-Safe Certified contractor in accordance with EPA guidelines. He or she will know how to protect your family. Common renovation ...
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Hartford, Conn. Property Management Companies Settle with EPA for Lead Paint Disclosure Lapses
Rego Realty Corp. and six associated property-owning companies, and one individual, will pay a penalty to settle EPA claims that they failed to follow federal lead-based paint disclosure requirements when renting nineteen housing units in Hartford, Conn. Under the settlement, Rego Realty Corp., along with Mancora LLC, Mochica LLC, Nazca LLC, Paracas LLC, Rosario LLC, and Stephanie LLC (all of ...
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EPA settles with Student Works Painting, Inc., for failure to comply with lead-based paint regulations at a home in Boise, ID
College Works Painting, a California-based painting company (d.b.a. Student Works Painting, Inc.), has agreed to settle alleged violations of federal lead-based paint regulations with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The settlement - which includes a $39,532 penalty - covers actions that occurred at a property in Boise, ID, in October, 2011. According to EPA case documents, Student ...
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EPA`s Lead-Safe Certification Program Important for Consumers
Home repairs that create even a small amount of lead dust are enough to poison your child and put your family at risk. If you live in a home or apartment that was built before 1978 and are planning a renovation or repair project, make sure you renovate right with a Lead-Safe Certified contractor in accordance with EPA guidelines. He or she will know how to protect your family. Common renovation ...
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For Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, EPA Offers Two Free Webinars Oct. 25 on Hazards of Lead and Lead-based Paint
October 21-27 is Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host two free webinars - one for contractors and another for property owners - on the hazards of lead and lead-based paint. Lead poisoning is the number one environmental health threat to children in the United States, ages six and younger. The most common source of lead exposure is through ...
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Window world of omaha to pay $3,976 penalty for failure to notify owners, residents of lead risks before renovation
Window World of Omaha, Neb., has agreed to pay a $3,976 civil penalty to the United States to settle allegations that it failed to notify owners and occupants of at least eight Omaha residential properties built before 1978 of lead-based paint risks prior to performing renovation work at those locations. According to an administrative consent agreement filed by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan., ...
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Companies fined for failing to notify tenants about lead paint at two navy bases in New England
Two companies have agreed to pay a penalty of $89,300 to settle EPA claims that they violated federal lead paint disclosure laws at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine and the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. In a recent EPA enforcement complaint, EPA alleged that Northeast Housing, LLC, and Balfour Beatty Military Housing Management, LLC failed on multiple occasions ...
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