Ex-Sunbury landlord admits violating EPA rule on lead-based paint
By John Beauge | Special to PennLive WILLIAMSPORT – A former landlord in Sunbury has admitted violating a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulation he did not know existed. Dennis Morgan, 75, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. Middle District Court to a charge of failure to provide a pamphlet on the hazards of lead-based paint in […]
Lead-ing into Uncertainty: EPA Signals a Confusing New Enforcement Strategy Against Property Management Companies Under the RRP Rule
Effective March 21, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) has withdrawn from its website two questions and the Agency’s answers (FQs) related to Property Management Companies’ (PMC) obligations under the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP Rule or Rule). EPA’s intent to withdraw these FQs was announced on November 4, […]
How 2 Industries Stymied Justice for Young Lead Paint Victims
To read this story direct from the NYT click here. The U.S. insurance and real estate industries have waged a decades-long campaign to avoid liability in lead cases, helping to prolong an epidemic. The cost for millions of children has been incalculable. By Ellen Gabler March 29, 2022 When Selena Wiley signed the lease for […]
Lead Poisoning in Bay Area Kids
Alumna’s research shines light on excessive lead levels in city neighborhoods By Kanaga Rajan Friday, March 25, 2022 Bayview, San Francisco SF State alumna Chinomnso Okorie is using community-engaged research to fight health disparities in her hometown The 2019 film “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” opens with a young Black girl happily skipping […]
Much work remains to ensure Cleveland rentals are safe from lead paint
Michelle Fenn runs a small cotton swab against the side of a garage in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood. She’s testing for lead; the garage’s coat of paint is chipped, leaving the ground dusted with white flakes. Fenn is a real estate agent, property manager and lead inspector. She’s part of a small private industry of […]
RI attorney general sues 4 landlords over lead hazards
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Four Rhode Island landlords who own properties in which children with lead poisoning live have been sued by the state for alleged noncompliance with state lead poisoning prevention laws, the attorney general’s office said Friday. Significant lead hazards were found at all four sites in Providence, according to a statement from […]
Property Manager Pleads Guilty For His Role In The Failure To Properly Notify Tenants About Lead Hazards
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Property Manager Pleads Guilty For His Role In The Failure To Properly Notify Tenants About Lead Hazards CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Paul Richard […]
Study: Half of adults in U.S. live with legacy of childhood lead poisoning
While leaded gasoline has been banned in the U.S. since 1996, researchers say that nearly half of all Americans born before that year may have a lower IQ and higher risk for health conditions as a result of high lead exposure. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo If you were born before 1996, […]
South Buffalo Landlord Arraigned on Misdemeanor for Exposing Tenants to Unsafe Levels of Lead
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that his office has filed a misdemeanor charge, under public health law, against a landlord who is accused of continuing to rent a residential property in violation of an order by the Erie County Department of Health after a child tenant tested positive for lead exposure. This […]
Buffalo landlord accused of exposing tenants to unsafe levels of lead
https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/buffalo-landlord-accused-of-exposing-tenants-to-unsafe-levels-of-lead By: Anthony Reyes Posted at 1:02 PM, Mar 08, 2022 and last updated 1:03 PM, Mar 08, 2022 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Buffalo landlord is accused of exposing tenants to unsafe levels of lead. The Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced 53-year-old MD J. Abedin was arraigned this morning in Buffalo City Court on one count […]