ON MAY 8, 2009, THE REGION ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT AGAINST PETER FONDINI AND MICHAEL WALSH FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE LEAD-PAINT-DISCLOSURE RULE UNDER TSCA. EPA's COMPLAINT ALLEGED THAT THE RESPONDENTS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE DISCLOSURE RULE DURING THE YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2006 WHEN THEY LEASED MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES LOCATED IN RHODE ISLAND. EPA SETTLED THE MATTER ON 12/15/09. RESPONDENTS AGREED TO PAY A PENALTY OF $7,000.