Sentences with phrase «for lead paint»

Despite the revelations by the DOI, the mayor claimed the city was «open» about the four - year lapse in inspections for lead paint.

Additionally, any older item should be tested for lead paint.

Older homes are at risk for lead paint and asbestos which can be dangerous to the adults and the developing fetus.

Test antique beds for lead paint before use and avoid bunk beds until your child is older.

As it now stands, inspectors are not guaranteed entry to test interiors for lead paint that could pose a danger to inhabitants.

So what better support for lead paint than asbestos canvas?

Olatoye said her staff had received special training that would prepare them to inspect apartments for lead paint.

She moved into the apartment four years ago and it wasn't inspected for lead paint until June.

that allowed city inspectors to enter rental homes to check for lead paint as part of the city's certificate of occupancy.

A Department of Investigation probe revealed that Olatoye falsely certified, to federal regulators, inspections for lead paint hazards in about 55,000 units.

In 2006, Rochester implemented a «lead law» that allowed city inspectors to enter rental homes to check for lead paint as part of the city's certificate of occupancy.

Back in November, the city's Department of Investigation reported that NYCHA submitted false certifications for lead paint inspections in recent years.

I suspect this is what led to her child testing positive for lead paint poisoning which led to the EPA mandated abatement.

LOWER MANHATTAN, NY — A state judge plans to force the New York City Housing Authority to check for lead paint in thousands of apartments where it neglected such inspections for years.

The task of inspecting homes for lead paint hazards falls primarily to the Erie County Health Department, which has said it could use help.

We have faith in Melissa & Doug's safety procedures and testing and Melissa & Doug has not had a single recall for lead paint or hazardous materials.

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) failed to conduct mandatory safety inspections for lead paint over a...

The sponsors of a bill that would require the MTA to check for lead paint on elevated subway stations are pushing for Cuomo to sign it as soon as possible.

Walden sued NYCHA in February on behalf of the Citywide Council of Presidents, asking the court to inspect thousands of apartments for lead paint within 90 days.

The public housing stock of red brick towers dates as far back as the 1930s and 1940s — with many still likely to contain lead paint — and the agency has struggled to keep up with a backlog of work orders, including for lead paint removal.

Federal mandates include disclosures for lead paint disclosure for any home built prior to 1978.

«Another week, another recall of Chinese - made toys,» said Sen. Dick Durbin, D - Ill., who suggested detaining and inspecting all Chinese toy imports for lead paint.

Check older cribs for lead paint, and stay on top of the CPSC's recall list.

In comparison, Rochester inspects the interiors of about 10,000 apartments each year for lead paint hazards and tests lead paint dust to determine the concentrations in high - risk neighborhoods.

DOI Commissioner Mark Peters revealed last week that his ongoing investigation includes a review of whether roughly 20,000 apartments have been improperly abated for lead paint hazards and exempted from inspection.

Legislation set to be introduced Monday by Sen. Jose Peralta, (D - Queens) and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D - Bronx) would require the MTA to survey its facilities for lead paint and determine how much abatement is required.

A Department of Investigation report released last month found NYCHA failed to conduct required safety inspections for lead paint during a four - year period starting in 2013, but provided false documentation to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development stating that NYCHA was obeying federal laws that require the inspections to be carried out.

The West 188th Street building had violations for lead paint, blocked windows and locked fire escapes.

Poor Barbie is disconsolate as her dream house is emptied and her furniture recalled by Mattel for lead paint remediation.

And buyers, but not lessees, must be given a 10 - day window of opportunity for lead paint testing.

You will pay more to have it painted due to the EPA guide lines for lead paint and construction.

If owner occupied, a repair estimate for lead paint abatement above $ 4,000 will allow one to get out of the contract, if one wants to do that.

The court rejected the Tenants» argument, finding that the Act's statutory language was clear and demonstrated that non-owner leasing agents did not have liability for lead paint exposure.

I can't help but wonder have you checked your old wood and corbels for lead paint?

A Manhattan judge has ordered NYCHA officials to inspect thousands of apartments for lead paint within 90 days or face cross-examination by lawyers for tenants about the agency's failings.

That's a fraction of the 85,000 homes in Buffalo at risk for lead paint hazards, 12,000 of which have documented lead problems where children under the age of six live.

My husband and I found some killer old barn shutter doors that were painted red and I did the lead paint strip test kit from lowes and unfortunately they came out as positive for lead paint.

City Housing Authority officials engaged in a «nefarious scheme» to exempt apartments from requirements that they be annually inspected for lead paint — even though they can't confirm those units qualified for such a waiver, an amended lawsuit claims.

Test your home for lead paint.

I decided to go with Battat because they make quality, phthalate - free toys and have not had any recalls for lead paint.

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) failed to conduct mandatory safety inspections for lead paint over a four - year period beginning in 2013, according to a damning new report by the New York City Department of Investigation (DOI).

CORONA — The sponsors of a bill that would require the MTA to check for lead paint on elevated subway stations are pushing for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign it as soon as possible.

The measure would come after more than 320,000 people have been left without heat or hot water this winter and following months of revelations that the housing authority had failed to conduct inspections for lead paint as required by federal rules and city law for four years.

The group pointed to the revelations that NYCHA submitted false certifications for lead paint inspections in recent years and that 80 percent of NYCHA tenants, or more than 323,000 residents, went without heat or hot water at some point this winter as examples of how NYCHA has allegedly failed to protect the health and safety of its tenants.

A NYCHA spokesperson says, «This apartment had a visual assessment and it was recently tested for lead paint.

A state judge plans to force the New York City Housing Authority to check for lead paint in thousands of apartments where it neglected such inspections for years.

Some 85,000 homes and apartments in Buffalo are considered at risk for lead paint hazards.