Nov
11
2010
Landlord Faces $85K Fine
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A Massachusetts apartment complex owner is learning the hard way the importance of complying with the federal lead paint disclosure rules. The landlord faces an $83,575 penalty.
According to EPA, the complex owner failed to provide tenants with lead hazard information pamphlets, failed to include lead warning statements in leases, failed to include a disclosure statement regarding lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in leases, and failed to include lists of records or reports pertaining to lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in leases.
INFO: Contact David Deegan at 617-918-1017.
Source: http://enviro.blr.com/environmental-news/EHS-management/EPA-and-state-environmental-compliance-enforcement/Landlord-Faces-85K-Fine/