EPA cites Salt Lake City building owner for not providing lead paint hazard notice Pacific Coast Capital to pay $74K, settling alleged violations at rental apartments
December 17, 2024 Contact Information Marisa Lubeck (lubeck.marisa@epa.gov) SALT LAKE CITY — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Pacific Coast Capital Investors, LLC, the owner of North Aspen Apartments in Salt Lake City, Utah, for allegedly failing to notify tenants of lead-based paint hazards on the property. Pacific Coast Capital agreed […]
Brooklyn tenants to receive $2.9 million in settlement with notorious landlord over hazardous conditions
Tenants of one of Brooklyn’s biggest landlords are set to receive $2.9 million in restitution after an investigation found “repeated and egregious” violations of housing maintenance codes, including issues with lead paint, mold and pest infestations. On Friday, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $6.5 million settlement with Lilmor Management, LLC, and its principal, […]
NYC’s ‘worst landlord’ agrees to historic $6.5 million settlement over thousands of violations
The city’s “worst landlord” has agreed to pay a historic $6.5 million in fines and restitution to its tenants for a slew of housing violations — including conditions that left 130 young children with lead poisoning. Lilmor Management and its owner, Morris Lieberman, admitted in their agreement with the state and feds that they violated […]
Judge holds Scranton landlord in contempt for abatement in apartment where tenant claims 2-year-old daughter got lead poisoning
SCRANTON – In a lawsuit by a mother claiming her 2-year-old daughter was poisoned from lead paint in their apartment at 961 Wheeler Ave., a judge on Tuesday sanctioned the landlord for contempt for failing to remove the toxic element. Lackawanna County Judge James Gibbons granted a “motion for contempt” by plaintiff Kathleen Mulholland and […]
Study unearths concerning link between Americans and exposure to deadly toxin
https://nypost.com/2024/12/08/lifestyle/study-unearths-concerning-link-between-americans-and-exposure-to-deadly-toxin/ Lead exposure in the 20th century may have led to mental health issues in Americans, a new study suggests. Researchers from Duke University and Florida State University studied the impact of lead in gasoline, which was first added in 1923 to help keep car engines healthy. (It was later banned from all U.S. […]
Cleveland struggles to make rental properties lead safe
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Children’s well-being is at stake in Cleveland’s lead-safe refresh, version 3.0: editorial
Editorial Board, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer The good news is that Cleveland is still trying valiantly to recalibrate its approach to making Cleveland rentals lead-safe by 2028 — this time by creating a special section in the city’s Housing and Building Department that will take a case-management approach to helping noncompliant small landlords navigate the bureaucracy, […]
Attorney General’s Office settles with landlord accused of neglecting north Minneapolis homes HavenBrook Homes agrees to pay $2.2 million in restitution, forgive up to $1.9 million of tenants’ debt and attempt to sell its rental homes.
The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office has settled a consumer protection lawsuit it launched two years ago against a “hedge fund-owned mega landlord” that rents and manages more than 600 rental properties in the state. The AG’s office had accused HavenBrook Homes, its parent company Progress Residential and the “syndicate of corporations” behind them of extracting profits from […]
Ohio: Lead from old paint and pipes is still a harmful and deadly hazard in millions of US homes
Athens Ohio. Lead Paint remains a problem for many homes click here for copy of article.
Syracuse landlord settles for $310K over lead safety violations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York Attorney General’s Office has reached a $310,000 settlement with Syracuse landlord William D’Angelo for repeatedly violating lead safety laws. The settlement-in-principle with D’Angelo and his company Marpat LLC will force the landlord to pay $310,000, which will be used for a tenant relief fund that will provide payments to families […]