Judge disallows Landlords from stopping Lead Paint testing
Today in Toledo, a judge ruled against landlords in a long running suit over the legality of lead testing laws. Landlords have fought this battle for more than 5 years prohibiting the law from taking effect. https://www.dropbox.com/s/bx4v8xelqd5rqrs/Judge%20denies%20landlord%27s%20request%20for%20injunction%20to%20Toledo%27s%20lead%20law%20_%20The%20Blade.pdf?dl=0
Cleveland holding landlords accountable for lead paint violations
Cleveland files 100 affidavits to hold property owners accountable for not getting lead paint out of homes atch video . Photo by: Dennis Spronck By: Jessi Schultz Posted at 5:33 PM, Apr 27, 2023 and last updated 7:25 PM, Apr 27, 2023 CLEVELAND — The battle to break free from the risks of lead paint is […]
Western New York property owner pleads guilty to lying about lead hazards
see story from Buffalo
EPA reaches settlement with Color World Painting for alleged violations of federal lead paint renovation rules in Columbus, Ohio area
March 28, 2023 Contact Information Mary Pressley (pressley.mary@epa.gov) 312-886-1443 Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $126,000 settlement with Color World Housepainting Inc. (operating as Color World Painting Columbus), in Powell, Ohio, to resolve alleged lead paint renovation violations as part of federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting regulations. “Compliance with federal lead paint laws is essential to […]
EPA is cracking down on RRP violators
What does the RRP Rule Require. The RRP Rule applies to all individuals or firms performing renovation, repair, and/or painting projects that disturb painted surfaces in pre-1978 residential homes, schools, and childcare centers for compensation. Individuals or firms may include painters, carpenters, window replacement companies, remodelers, plumbers, electricians, and landlords/property managers who conduct their own […]
New York AG suing Buffalo landlord for not addressing lead paint hazards
BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against Buffalo landlord for allegedly failing to address lead-based paint hazards in numerous properties in East Buffalo. Raiszadeh Group, owned by Farhad Raiszadeh and his wife Shohre Zahedi, have been cited for lead paint hazard violations at 47 of their 75 properties. […]
Lead Paint Removal in Chicago Apartments Is a Costly Need
https://www.pbs.org/video/lead-paint-removal-chicago-apartments-costly-need-jwgxs3/ excellent video from NPR.
United States Enters Into Consent Decrees With Principals Of CISNE NY Construction, Inc. For Violating Lead Paint Safety Rules
Defendants Admit Violations and Agree to Injunctive Relief and to Pay Civil Penalties Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Lisa F. Garcia, the Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), announced today that the United States entered into Consent Decrees settling a civil lawsuit against […]
Four out of five rentals have yet to comply as Cleveland’s lead-safe law enters next chapte
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Two years into the city of Cleveland’s efforts to proactively fight child lead-poisoning, roughly 80% of rental units haven’t been certified as lead-safe. Meanwhile, the city has begun testing its landmark 2019 lead law in housing court, issuing a handful of citations to negligent property owners in hopes of finding the right […]
Toxic pollutants can build up inside our homes. Here are 8 ways to reduce the risks
We know everything in our homes gathers dust. What you probably don’t know is whether there are toxic contaminants in your house dust, and where these might come from. Our newly published research found most of the dust inside homes came from outside and contains potentially toxic trace metals such as lead, arsenic and chromium. Worryingly, we […]