EPA IS SEEKING $82,720 IN PENALTIES FROM MCR PROPERTIES, INC. AND BROOKSIDE COMMONS, LP FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE EPA's LEAD PAINT DISCLOSURE RULE. MCR MANAGES OVER 1000 UNITS OF RENTAL HOUSING IN CONNECTICUT; BROOKSIDE COMMONS, LP IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. AN EPA INSPECTION OF MCR's HAMDEN, CT OFFICE REVEALED THAT MCR AND BROOKSIDE COMMONS, LP HAD WITHHELD FROM TENANTS INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PRESENCE OF LEAD-BASED PAINT IN SPECIFIC APARTMENTS IN THE BROOKSIDE COMMONS COMPLEX IN EAST HARTFORD, CT. THE COMPLAINT CITES VIOLATIONS OF 40 CFR SECTIONS 745.104(a)4, 745.113(b)2; 745.113(b)3; AND 745.115