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 […]
A Simple Model Predicts Household Lead Exposure Risk
Using both sample data and crowdsourced science, a new model effectively identified houses at risk for higher concentrations of lead. By Alexandra K. Scammell28 February 2022 PRINT Lead remnants can be found in household dust, posing a risk to people, especially children, if ingested. New research has found a simple model that can predict whether a […]
Attorney General Ellison sues HavenBrook Homes, one of the largest landlords in Minnesota, for failing to repair rental homes, violating law
Lawsuit alleges hedge fund-owned mega-landlord failed to repair and maintain rental homes that lacked heat, had backed-up sewers, doors and windows that would not close, mold, even wild animals — and when it did, violated Minnesota’s lead-paint rules First AG lawsuit of its kind in US February 10, 2022 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith […]
EPA fines company for RRP violations
02/04/2022 The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and A1 Asbestos LLC (“A1”) entered into a January 5th Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of: . . . the Washington Administrative Code (“WAC”) Title 365 applies to renovations performed for compensation in target housing as specified in WAC, Chapter 365-230. See […]
Syracuse lead ordinance to go into effect in 2022
2022 is the year that Syracuse’s lead ordinance finally goes into effect after being passed in the summer of 2020 by the common council. Syracuse’s Commissioner of Neighborhood and Business Development, Michael Collins, said now that this will make it much easier to remediate lead in the city’s old housing stock. “What the lead ordinance […]