LEAD DISLOSURE **************** LEAD IS EXTREMELY TOXIC, ESPECIALLY FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN. HOUSES OR BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED PRE 1978 ARE LIKELY TO HAVE LEAD BASED PAINT. SECTION 1018 OF TSCA REQUIRES PROPERTY OWNERS TO DISCLOSURE OF LEAD-BASED PAINT IN HOUSING. ADDITIONALLY, SECTION 406(A) OF TSCA REQUIRES THAT COMPENSATED RENOVATORS INFORM OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS OF MOST PRE 1978 RESIDENTIAL HOUSING BEFORE BEGINNING RENOVATION. BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF BUILDINGS IN NEW ENGLAND, PARTICULARLY IN EJ AREAS, OUR LEAD (PB) PROGRAM IS VERY SERIOUS HERE. THROUGH OUR TARGETING EFFORTS, REAL ESTATE AND PROPERTY DEED SEARCHES, AND SUBSEQUENT ON-SITE INSPECTIONS, WE DISCOVERED 13 SEPARATE PROPERTIES OWNED BY DELUCA FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THIS DISCLOSURE RULE. ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED IN PROVIDENCE, RI AND POTENTIALLY IN EJ AREAS. OUR REFERRAL SHOULD ALERT PEOPLE OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS SITUATION AND ELIMINATE THE RISK FROM LEAD-BASED PAINT EXPSOURE.