9-25-18 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1,428, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
ALLEGATIONS:
BASED ON INFO OBTAINED BY EPA ON OR ABOUT JULY 5, 2018, RELATING TO RESPONDENT'S CONTRACT TO SELL ITS TARGET HOUSING, EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED TSCA 409 AND 40 CFR PART 745, SUBPART F, AS FOLLOWS:
A. RESPONDENT FAILED TO PERMIT THE PURCHASER A 10-DAY PERIOD TO CONDUCT A RISK ASSESSMENT OR INSPECTION FOR THE PRESENCE OF LEAD-BASED PAINT AND/OR LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS OR TO OBTAIN THE PURCHASER'S WAIVER OF SUCH OPPORTUNITY IN WRITING PURSUANT TO 40 CFR 745.110(a); AND
B. RESPONDENT FAILED TO INCLUDE, AS AN ATTACHMENT TO A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE TARGET HOUSING, A STATEMENT BY THE PURCHASER AFFIRMING RECEIPT OF THE INFO REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 745.113(a)(2) AND (a)(3) AND THE LEAD HAZARD PAMPHLET AS SPECIFIED IN 40 CFR 745.113(a)(4).