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Lead Paint Disclosure
Boston, MA: (Feb-26-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Juliet Ermitano, a Manchester, NH landlord, alleging that there were lead paint violations at apartment buildings in Manchester and Antrim, NH. The suit was filed after violations were identified through an EPA investigation that began in August 2006 and they were alleged in a complaint EPA filed in June 2007. The EPA claimed that Ermitano did not comply with federal laws that require property owners, managers and sellers to provide information about lead based paint and paint hazards before the lease or sale of any housing built before 1978. EPA officials stated that the purpose of the Disclosure Rule is to provide residential renters and purchasers of pre-1978 housing with enough information about lead based paint in general and known lead based paint hazards in specific housing, so they can make informed decisions about whether to lease or purchase the housing.
Sources claimed that Ermitano took prompt action to comply with the federal disclosure requirements once EPA started its investigation and she worked cooperatively with EPA to reach a speedy settlement. As per the terms of the agreement, Juliet Ermitano will pay a penalty and take action to reduce the risk of lead poisoning at apartment buildings in Manchester and Antrim. Apart from the corrective action, Ermitano will pay a $5,121 monetary penalty and complete interior and exterior abatement work to address known or presumed lead-based paint hazards at properties she owns. The exterior lead abatement work is at a combined apartment building and inn in Antrim, while the interior work is at an apartment building in Manchester. The abatement work will cost at least $46,087. [YOSEMITE EPA: LEAD PAINT DISCLOSURE]
Published on Feb-27-08
Sources claimed that Ermitano took prompt action to comply with the federal disclosure requirements once EPA started its investigation and she worked cooperatively with EPA to reach a speedy settlement. As per the terms of the agreement, Juliet Ermitano will pay a penalty and take action to reduce the risk of lead poisoning at apartment buildings in Manchester and Antrim. Apart from the corrective action, Ermitano will pay a $5,121 monetary penalty and complete interior and exterior abatement work to address known or presumed lead-based paint hazards at properties she owns. The exterior lead abatement work is at a combined apartment building and inn in Antrim, while the interior work is at an apartment building in Manchester. The abatement work will cost at least $46,087. [
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