InterNACHI


Go Back   InterNACHI Inspection Forum > General Inspection Topics > Legislation, Licensing & Legal Issues for Inspectors

Notices

Legislation, Licensing & Legal Issues for Inspectors Use this forum to discuss current and proposed legislation on home inspector licensing, and other legal issues affecting home inspectors. Inspectors from all associations welcome.

 
Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 9/30/09, 1:32 PM
Nick Gromicko's Avatar
Nick Gromicko Nick Gromicko is offline
InterNACHI Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Valley Forge, PA
Posts: 30,613
Default Eight Maine Real Estate Firms Face Fines for Lead Paint Disclosure Violations

News Release
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
New England Regional Office
September 30, 2009


Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017



Eight Maine Real Estate Firms Face Fines for Lead Paint Disclosure Violations

(Boston, Mass. – Sept. 30, 2009) – Eight real estate developers and management firms doing business in Lewiston, Maine face penalties for violations of federal lead paint disclosure rules. PropSys Management Company faces a potential fine of up to $154,400. The seven related companies listed below face a combined penalty of up to $561,000.

- Landmark Real Estate Management, Inc.;
- Solo Affordable Housing Solutions, LLC;
- Solo Development 2004, LLC;
- Minbar Properties, LLC;
- 87 Bartlett Street Associates, LLC;
- LA Italian Properties, LLC;
- Travis Soule dba Fish Properties.

EPA issued complaints against these companies, alleging violations of federal lead paint disclosure regulations. EPA inspections of these companies indicated that, on multiple occasions, they failed to provide prospective tenants with lead paint disclosure information. Federal law requires that landlords and property owners or their agents disclose to prospective tenants or purchasers the potential for lead paint hazards in residential properties built before 1978.

“Disclosing potential lead hazards in housing to prospective tenants helps parents protect young children from lead poisoning,” said Ira Leighton, acting regional administrator of EPA’s New England office. “Exposure to lead paint continues to be a problem in New England, because so much of our housing stock was built earlier than 1978. Helping parents understand the risk of lead in older homes means protecting kids from lifelong harm.”

Infants and young children are especially vulnerable to lead paint hazards, which can cause harmful effects to intelligence, reading and learning disabilities, impaired hearing, reduced attention span, hyperactivity and behavior problems. Women of child-bearing age with high lead levels can suffer difficulties during pregnancy. Adults with high levels of lead can experience high blood pressure, nerve disorders, memory problems and muscle and joint pain.



Nick Gromicko, Certified Master Inspector

Find a Home Inspector
"Just as iron sharpens iron, one man sharpens another." Proverbs 27:17
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
New Hampshire Real Estate Agents Are Upset! fcarrio General Inspection Discussion 8 2/11/06 1:35 PM
New Hampshire Real Estate Agents are UPSET!! fcarrio Miscellaneous Discussion for Inspectors 1 2/10/06 7:51 PM
New Hampshire Real Estate Agents Are Upset! fcarrio Legislation, Licensing & Legal Issues for Inspectors 1 2/9/06 10:17 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 9:12 PM.


Popular Sections

:

All Sections

Inspection News

InterNACHI Membership

Inspection Standards

Inspection Education

InterNACHI Inspectors

Inspection Links

 

 

 

NACHI.ORG Statistics

 

 

no new posts