On May 28, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a Consent Decree (CD) that settles an enforcement case against Defendants. The settlement resolves the government's claims against the Defendants for violations of the 1018 Lead Disclosure, Pre-Renovation Education (PRE), and Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) rules. Defendant owns, either partially or in full, 49 residential buildings totaling approximately 2,700 units. The civil lawsuit alleges that Defendants repeatedly violated federal law relating to lead-based paint safety and maintained a public nuisance throughout these buildings. Investigations found apartment buildings under the ownership or control of the Defendants were riddled with peeling lead paint and lead dust; infested by rats, mice, and roaches; damp from perpetual leaks and covered with growing mold; and otherwise, a danger to human health. The Complaint further alleged that Defendants had for years systematically failed to provide their tenants with disclosures about lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards in their apartments, as required by the Lead Disclosure Rule, and failed to protect tenants when conducting renovation work as required by EPA?s Lead RRP Rule, creating risks of exposure to toxic dust. More than 130 children living in the Defendants? apartments have tested positive for elevated blood-lead levels since 2012. The CD requires the Defendants to pay $3.25 million in civil penalties, fifty percent