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GARDEN HOMES MANAGEMENT CORP

Administrative - Formal · FY2014 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 3400300892

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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
01-2014-7556
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

On September 23, 2014, Region 1 filed an administrative civil complaint for penalties against a Stamford, Connecticut property management company for violating regulations related to lead-based paint, specifically, TSCA Section 1018 disclosure requirements and Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) training, certification, and recordkeeping requirements. The Complaint alleges multiple violations by Garden Homes Management Corporation. The Disclosure and RRP Rules are the only protections afforded to tenants regarding lead-based paint, still the chief source of lead poisoning in the United States. Garden Homes provides about 1,000 rental units in target housing and their increased compliance could yield significant public health protections. On February 25, 2015, Region 1 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) to resolve civil administrative penalty claims alleged in a Complaint filed in September 2014 against a Stamford, Connecticut property management company for violating lead-based paint regulations. In particular, the violations at issue and now resolved through the CAFO involve TSCA 1018 disclosure requirements and RRP training, certification, and recordkeeping requirements, all documented by EPA after inspections in 2012 and 2013. Under the CAFO, Respondent must pay a $54,644 civil penalty, complete a $20,000 lead abatement supplemental environmental project (SEP), and certify that it has fully addressed the violations and is now operating in compliance.

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