lead-based paint management News

The EI Group Introduces Mold Remediation Training Courses in Virginia

Effective July 1, 2011, the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) now requires any contractor performing mold remediation on a project with more than 10 square feet of mold contamination to be licensed appropriately. The EI Group, Inc. (EI) offers mold remediation courses licensed by the DPOR for both Supervisor and Worker levels. EI's Mold Remediation course ...

Jul. 20, 2011

By The EI Group, Inc.

The EI Group teams with Builders of Hope – Offers free lead clearances

The EI Group, Inc. is proud to announce its recent partnership with Builders of Hope, Inc. The locally based environmental consulting firm has committed to making a real difference in the State Street Village development, a new 25-home “green” subdivision downtown, developed by the City of Raleigh. The EI Group’s industrial hygiene staff will be conducting pre-occupancy lead-based paint ...

Sep. 23, 2009

By The EI Group, Inc.

EPA cites Hanson’s window and construction for failures to warn residents about potential exposures in 2005; $784,380 penalty proposed (MI)

Based in part on information that two children living in renovated Michigan homes had tested positive for elevated blood lead levels, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed a complaint and proposed a $784,380 penalty against Hanson’s Window and Construction Inc. of Madison Heights, Mich., for violations of the 1998 federal rule for failure to warn residents of potential ...

Jun. 17, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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 ...

Jun. 25, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Rome, New York Rental Company faces fine for failing to inform residents about the presence of lead-based paint and its dangers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a complaint against CRM Rental Management, Inc. of Rome, N.Y. for not informing residents of its buildings about potential lead-based paint in their apartments. It is estimated that three-quarters of U.S. residential dwellings built before 1978 contain some lead-based paint. Infants and young children are especially vulnerable to lead-based ...

Mar. 16, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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 ...

Apr. 18, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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 ...

Jul. 20, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

R.I. Property Management Company Fined for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint Hazards in Providence

Private Reserve Properties, LLC, a Rhode Island property management company, will pay a penalty of $21,857, and perform an additional project valued at $210,000 to settle EPA allegations that it violated federal lead disclosure laws. The settlement requires Private Reserve to mitigate lead-based paint hazards in over 40 residential properties in and around Providence. Many of these properties ...

Jul. 11, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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 ...

Apr. 11, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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 ...

Jul. 21, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Maine property management company settles EPA claims of lead paint notification violations

A residential property management company based in South Portland, Maine has agreed to pay a penalty of $3,542 and will perform a lead abatement project valued at $31,884 to settle EPA claims that it violated federal lead-based paint disclosure requirements at buildings in Freeport and Portland. These violations potentially put tenants at risk of exposure to lead hazards. Preservation ...

Apr. 12, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. announces settlement against Chicago owners and management companies

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Wilmette Real Estate & Management Company, LLC; WR Property Management, LLC; 14 affiliated limited liability companies and Mr. Cameel Halim in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois. According to HUD and EPA, these owners and management companies in Chicago and ...

Apr. 12, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Stamford, Conn. Property Management Firm to Pay Fine and Take Measures to Protect Children from Lead-Based Paint in EPA Settlement

EPA has reached a settlement with Garden Homes Management Corp. of Stamford, Conn. for alleged violations of EPA’s Lead Paint Disclosure and Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rules. The Lead Paint Disclosure Rule requires landlords and property management firms to provide information about lead-based paint to their tenants upon leasing pre-1978 housing. The RRP rule is designed to ...

Apr. 15, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Information Association's (EIA) 28th Anniversary Conference & Exposition Coming Soon

The Environmental Information Association will hold its 28th Anniversary Conference & Exposition, March 27th – 30th, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Savannah, GA. The annual EIA Conference is the authoritative source of technical information for environmental, health and safety professionals. Conference session topics include indoor air quality (IAQ), environmental sampling and ...

Feb. 3, 2011

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

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