7/27/10 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2,464, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
ALLEGATIONS:
BASED ON INFO OBTAINED BY EPA ON OR ABOUT MARCH 18, 2009, RELATING TO RESPONDENT'S CONTRACTS TO LEASE ITS TARGET HOUSING, EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SEC 409 OF TSCA AND 40 CFR PART 745, SUBPART F, AS FOLLOWS:
a. PURSUANT TO 40 CFR 745.113(b)(2), EACT CONTRACT TO LEASE TARGET HOUSING SHALL INCLUDE A STATEMENT DISCLOSING THE PRESENCE OF KNOWN LEAD-BASED PAINT AND/OR LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS IN THE TARGET HOUSING BEING LEASED OR A STATEMENT INDICATING NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRESENCE OF LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS. RESPONDENT FAILED TO INCLUDE AN APPROPRIATE STATEMENT IN AT LEAST 4 LEASES.