TLDR: A California-based painting company, Ferenc Szuchopa (doing business as Pin-Point-Painting), endangered public health by performing high-risk renovations on a pre-1978 Berkeley home without federal safety certifications or lead-dust safeguards. They failed to provide residents with required safety information, bypassed…
TL;DRAccording to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Smart Maintenance, LLC conducted renovation work in pre-1978 housing without required EPA certification and without following federally mandated lead-safety work practices. The renovation failed to contain hazardous waste, allowed lead-contaminated dust and debris…
Lowe’s got accused by the United States federal government of repeatedly failing to follow federal lead-safety rules when arranging renovation work in older homes and child-occupied facilities, which lead to a Second Consent Decree from the Environmental Protection Agency. This…
TL;DR: EPA inspectors found that RK Contractors performed paid renovation work in older Kansas City homes without the legally required EPA firm certification, without assigning a certified renovator, without keeping proof of safe-work practices, and without giving owners the mandated…
TL;DR:Landmark Modernization Contractors agreed to pay a civil penalty of $21,492 after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined the company violated multiple provisions of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) related to lead-safe renovation practices. The case exposes systemic weaknesses…
Solon Homes Spread Lead Dust Across Pueblo Neighborhoods Without Safety Measures Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Solon Homes Inc · EPA Administrative Consent Agreement Solon Homes Spread Lead Dust Across Pueblo Neighborhoods Without Safety Measures Colorado renovation firm conducted major remodels…
EPA Fines Real Estate Firm $1,300 for Lead Paint Disclosure Failures Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Marchant Real Estate, Inc. · EPA Consent Agreement and Final Order EPA Fines Real Estate Firm $1,300 for Lead Paint Disclosure Failures Marchant Real Estate,…
Newark Housing Authority Repeatedly Exposed Families to Lead Paint Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Newark Housing Authority · EPA Consent Agreement and Final Order Newark Housing Authority Repeatedly Exposed Families to Lead Paint For years, NHA rented pre-1978 housing units without…
Property Firm Hid Lead Paint Risks from South Carolina Families Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project PSPA, LLC d/b/a Palmetto State Properties & Associates · EPA Administrative Consent Agreement and Final Order Property Firm Hid Lead Paint Risks from South Carolina Families…
Across four states, property management firm GREP Southeast, LLC engaged in a pattern of conduct that systematically dismantled federal safeguards designed to protect families from the irreversible neurological damage of lead poisoning. A 2023 investigation by the U.S. Environmental Protection…