

LEAD-SAFE HOUSING NEWS 02/06/2012 - Titan Environmental Services to spend $108,780 for violating the Lead Hazard Reduction Act 01/10/2012 - Companies Face Fines for Lead Paint Disclosure Violations at Two Navy Bases in New England 01/10/2012 - Apartment House Owner Settles Violations of Lead-Paint Notification Rule in Reading, Pa. 01/09/2012 - Massachusetts Landlords Fined for Failing to Notify Holyoke Area Tenants about Lead Paint 10/04/2011 - Fresno County J.D. Home Rentals to pay $75,000 08/31/2011 - Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., to Pay Civil Penalty and Replace Windows for Failure to Disclose Lead-Based Paint Hazards 07/15/2011 - EPA finalized its Clearance Rule (PDF) (113 pp, 390K) amending the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule. The Agency is not imposing additional "clearance" requirements but does amend the 2008 RRP Rule. 05/16/2011 - Maine Renovator Faces Penalty for Violations of Lead Renovation Rule 05/09/2011 - Holyoke, Mass. Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint 05/03/2011 - Springfield, Mass. Landlord Fined for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint 04/21/2011 - Window World of Omaha to Pay $3,976 Penalty for Failure to Notify Owners, Residents of Lead Risks Before Renovation 04/12/2011 - Maine Property Management Company Settles EPA Claims of Lead Paint Notification Violations 04/06/2011 - College Works Painting pays $32,508 EPA penalty for failing to inform homeowners or residents of possible lead hazards 03/31/2011 - Window World of St. Louis to Pay $19,529 Penalty for Failure to Notify Owners, Residents of Lead Risks Before Renovation 02/08/2011 - Former Detroit Lead Inspector Sentenced for Fraud 11/19/2010 - EPA to Remove and Replace Lead-Contaminated Soils at 11 Schools, 16 Child Care Facilities in St. Francois County, Mo. 07/20/2010 - Boston Landlord Faces Nearly $85K Penalty for Failure to Disclose Lead Paint to Tenants 07/06/2010 - Rule change eliminates the "opt-out" provision that currently exempts a renovation firm from the training and work practice requirements of the Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule. EPA is also requiring renovation firms to provide a copy of the records demonstrating compliance to the owner and, if different, the occupant of the building being renovated. 06/17/2010 - EPA Cites Hanson’s Window and Construction for Failures to Warn Residents About Potential Exposures in 2005; $784,380 Penalty Proposed 06/02/2010 - Connecticut Based Landlord Pays Fine for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint 05/06/2010 - Clearance Proposed Rule (PDF) (37 pp, 537K). Under this proposal, renovation firms would have to perform dust wipe testing after certain renovations and provide the results of the testing to the owners and occupants of the building. 05/06/2010 - Public and Commercial Buildings. This Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking announces EPA's intention to regulate renovations on the exteriors of public and commercial buildings. 04/22/2010 - RRP Rule goes into effect. 40 CFR Part 745 Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program; Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet; Notice of Availability; Final Rule 4/08/2010 - NYC Landlord Fined for Failing to Provide Lead Paint Information 02/25/2010 - Connecticut Based Landlord Pays Fine for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint 01/20/2010 - Rhode Island Landlord Faces Fines for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint 11/30/2009 - Apartment Complex Owner Pays Fine for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint in Springfield, Mass. 11/16/2009 - St. Louis Landlord to Pay Penalty, Perform Lead Paint Removal for Failure to Inform Residents, Homeowners of Lead Hazards 11/04/2009 - U.S. EPA fines Long Beach landlord $7,952 over lead-based paint violations 10/19/2009 - Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Oct. 18-24 Raises Awareness of Risks and New Rules 10/19/2009 - Wipe Out Lead Poisoning 10/09/2009 - Two Connecticut Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint 09/30/2009 - Eight Maine Real Estate Firms Face Fines for Lead Paint Disclosure Violations 07/23/2009 - Remodeling and Painting Contractors across Missouri to Receive Reminders about Lead Hazard Protection Rule 07/23/2009 - Remodeling and Painting Contractors across Nebraska to Receive Reminders about Lead Hazard Protection Rule 06/26/2009 - EPA Reaches Settlement with Lancaster Landlord over Violations of Lead-Paint Notification Rule 06/18/2009 - Two Real Estate Firms Fined for Lead Paint Disclosure Violations in Four New England States 06/01/2009 - Springfield, Mass. Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint 05/27/2009 - Drury Development Corporation Agrees to Settlement Terms for Alleged Failures to Inform St. Louis Tenants of Lead Hazards 05/05/2009 - U.S. EPA fines Fine Custom Painting $10,000 for failing to disclose lead-based paint hazards 04/30/2009 - Talla Villa Apartments in Tallahassee, Florida Reaches Agreement with EPA on Lead-Based Paint Violations 04/27/2009 - N.H. Landlord Fined and Will Take Steps to Reduce Risk of Lead Poisoning 03/27/2009 - Real Estate Companies to Spend $2.25 Million in Settlement of Joint EPA and HUD Enforcement Action for Failing to Disclose Lead Paint Information to Mass. and Conn. Tenants 03/09/2009 - Phoenix’s Pro Properties fails to comply with lead disclosure laws / Property management company fined for not informing tenants about lead hazards 01/08/2009 - N.H. Landlord Fined and Will Take Steps to Reduce Risk of Lead Poisoning 12/11/2008 - EPA Publishes the Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule 11/12/2008 - Owner and Rental Agent Settle Violations over Lead-based Paint Hazards at York, Pa. Properties 11/06/2008 - Two Real Estate Corporations Charged With Failing to Warn Purchasers and Tenants about Lead Paint in New England 10/30/2008 - Real Estate Company and Individual Landlord Both Agree to Pay for Violating Federal Lead Rules 10/07/2008 - Landlord pays for failing to disclose lead-based paint at Sacramento rental properties / Property owner facing penalties from U.S. EPA 09/24/2008 - Manchester, N.H. Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint 09/22/2008 - Massachusetts Contractor to Pay Nearly $64K for Lead Paint Violations 09/05/2008 - Boston Area Real Estate Company Reaches $180K Settlement for Lead Paint Disclosure Violations 09/04/2008 - EPA settles with Evanston landlord for lead-based paint violations; includes $6,760 penalty and major window replacement project 07/15/2008 - Large Boston Real Estate Corporation Charged With Failing to Warn Tenants About Lead Paint in Mass. and Conn. 06/25/2008 - Foxboro, Mass. Landlord to Pay Penalty and Take Steps to Reduce Risk of Lead Poisoning 06/20/2008 - California landlord settles with U.S. EPA following lead-based paint violations 05/08/2008 - Medford, Mass. General Contractor Faces Fine for Failing to Disclose Lead Paint Hazards Prior to Renovation Work 05/08/2008 - Spokane landlord reaches $4,000 settlement with EPA for lead paint violations 04/22/2008 - 40 CFR Part 745 Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program; Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet; Notice of Availability; Final Rule [Effective 04/22/2010] 04/11/2008 - EPA cites Chicago landlord for lead-based paint violations; $18,958 penalty proposed 04/01/2008 - Rental Property Owners Settle Violations of Lead Paint Notification Rule in Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va. 03/19/2008 - Foxboro, Mass. Landlord Faces $20,600 EPA Penalty for Non-Disclosure of Lead Risks in Residential Units 02/21/2008 - Property Management Company and EPA Settle Case Involving Lead Paint Notification Violations in Greater Boston and Rhode Island 02/21/2008 - New Haven Landlords Agree to $182,000 Settlement in Lead Paint Disclosure Case 02/21/2008 - N.H. Landlord to Pay Penalty and Take Steps to Reduce Risk of Lead Poisoning ; EPA Settlement Affects Apartments in Manchester and Antrim 12/18/2007 - Parkersburg Apartment Owner Settles Violations of Lead Paint Notification Rule 11/13/2007 - Administrative Law Judge Rules that York County Landlord Violated Lead Disclosure Rule 10/23/2007 - EPA settles with Roanoke landlord over lead-paint hazards 09/26/2007 - EPA cites 6 landlords for lead-based paint violations 09/12/2007 - Connecticut Landlords Agree to Settle Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Case - 174 units will be lead-safe at a cost of more than $400,000 06/01/1998 - 40 CFR Part 745 Lead; Requirements for Hazard Education Before Renovation of Target Housing; Final Rule [Effective June 1, 1999] 03/06/1996 - HUD Publishes the Lead Safe Housing Rule 10/28/1992 - Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 Becomes Law 09/02/1977 - CPSC Announces Final Ban On Lead-Containing Paint 11/28/1973 - EPA Requires Phase-Out of Lead in All Grades of Gasoline