Sentences with phrase «of lead paint hazards»

The City of New York has largely failed to enforce this key provision of the law which was envisioned to allow for the practical eradication of lead paint hazards in the City of New York by 2010.

Statements such as «[plaintiff is] entitled to safe, affordable, and decent housing, and the apartment would be inspected...» and «it would be taken care of» did not constitute «explicit and specific assurances» that the «premises [were] free of lead paint hazards.»

Certify that rental units built before 1978 are free of lead paint hazards by submitting a compliance letter from a licensed inspector.

BNET will conduct concentrated code enforcement in zip codes with the highest percentage of lead paint hazards: 14211, 14213 and 14215.

Not exact matches

It seems in the past year or so there have been so many toy recalls due to numerous things including choking hazards and the presence of lead paint.

Zucker called the conditions of apartments «shameful and are potentially dangerous» and recommended the state conduct a full investigation of health hazards such as lead paint and mold at NYCHA facilities.

She also cited a report from 2014 in which the city inspected 36 apartments of the 177,666 apartments in the public housing system, or less than 1 percent of units, and found one lead paint hazard.

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.

A city Department of Investigation report in November revealed that Olatoye had falsely certified inspections for lead - paint hazards in roughly 55,000 apartments.

Certificates of occupancy will not be granted to dwellings with lead - based paint hazards.

Feds have revealed that the New York City Housing Authority, despite saying that it had inspected all apartments suspected of containing lead paint hazards annually, actually did so only every other year.

Saraswati Tiwari's apartment in Buffalo had peeling and chipping lead paint, but she was initially unaware of the hazard it presented.

He added, «Employing tablet technology allows our LPP staff to inspect more houses each month protecting more children from the hazards of lead - based paint.

The Common Council passed legislation Tuesday to address chipping and peeling lead paint hazards in rental units following years of reporting by Investigative Post on Buffalo's serious lead poisoning problem.

Financial assistance is provided in the form of a grant for the cost of repairs to remediate lead paint hazards from the home.

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

County to Conduct Paint Stabilization Pilot Study «Method of Cost - Effective Interim Lead Hazard Control Sought» The Oneida County Health Department's Lead Primary Prevention Program (LPP), through its New York State Department of Health grant, will conduct a pilot project designed to study the impact of using new paints containing primer as a method of stabilizing deteriorating lead paint surfaces in Utica's pre-1978 houses, County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced toLead Hazard Control Sought» The Oneida County Health Department's Lead Primary Prevention Program (LPP), through its New York State Department of Health grant, will conduct a pilot project designed to study the impact of using new paints containing primer as a method of stabilizing deteriorating lead paint surfaces in Utica's pre-1978 houses, County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced toLead Primary Prevention Program (LPP), through its New York State Department of Health grant, will conduct a pilot project designed to study the impact of using new paints containing primer as a method of stabilizing deteriorating lead paint surfaces in Utica's pre-1978 houses, County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced tolead paint surfaces in Utica's pre-1978 houses, County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced today.

A risk assessment is an on - site investigation of residential dwellings to discover any lead based paint hazards.

Brown's new initiatives for lead in drinking water testing come one day after the Buffalo Common Council passed legislation aimed at addressing chipping and peeling lead paint hazards in rental units following two years of reporting by Investigative Post on Buffalo's serious lead poisoning problem.

The $ 3 million grant, from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, will provide the resources for the Erie County Department of Health («ECDOH») to work with NYSDOH and community partners to assess 180 homes for lead - paint hazards and correct them where they are foLead Hazard Control, will provide the resources for the Erie County Department of Health («ECDOH») to work with NYSDOH and community partners to assess 180 homes for lead - paint hazards and correct them where they are folead - paint hazards and correct them where they are found.

After a four - year gap in inspections, NYC Housing Authority officials found potential lead - paint hazards in 81 percent of the nearly 8,900 apartments housing children under 6 that its employees inspected...

Deputy Mayor Herminia Palacio said two of those kids were poisoned by lead paint, while the causes of the other cases «were sort of non-lead-paint hazards that were identified.»

«Protecting our children from the hazards of lead common in pre-1978 housing has been a high priority of my administration; and while it may take years to provide adequate lead safe housing in our community, there are measures we can take now to reduce children's risks of lead poisoning, including insisting that rental property owners replace or repair older windows and chipping and peeling lead paint and ensuring the work is performed by EPA certified contractors using lead safe work practices,» Picente said.

The HUD grant of $ 3.1 million to Onondaga County is aimed at identifying and controlling lead - based paint hazards in 175 privately - owned housing units over three years, Schumer said.

The grant money is part of a broader federal initiative by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to rid the country's housing stock of lead - paint hazards.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development sponsors research on the effects of lead - based paint exposure and other housing - related health hazards.

Contractors and designers must also take time at the start to determine site hazards which could affect the build such as lead paint, asbestos or the location of utilities.

Lead from paint, chips and dust can pose serious health hazards if not taken care of properly.

Last year, a panel of California appeals judges three paint manufacturers responsible for the health hazards of lead paint in California homes and upheld an order that they pay to abate the dangers.

Though less known to most parents than the hazards of lead - based paint, the hazards of varnished products — or of the application of varnish while children are present — may also result in injury to a child as a result of someone's negligence or a defective product.

This fact could not be clearer when this past week a Bronx jury returned a stunning 57 million dollar verdict in a case against the New York City Housing Authority finding that this municipal agency of the City of New York was negligent in failing to inspect for the hazards of lead paint and maintaining the apartment free of lead hazards, and that such negligence caused the lead poisoning of a child who was a resident in their apartment.

Toys are only one of a large number of products that may pose hazards to infants and children, and lead paint is only one of the countless defects discovered in toys.

What is the definition of a «turnover» in the context of the obligations of a landlord to correct a lead paint hazard in a New York City apartment?

The court found that there was no implied standing to sue on behalf of the poisoned child despite the fact that Congress found «that the presence of lead - based paint hazards is particularly hazardous to children under the age of six (see 42 USC Section 4851)» as the court determined that there is no implied right of action on behalf of the injured child.

The Department of Health has tested my apartment and found a lead paint hazard.

This firm has the distinction of being the attorneys for the Plaintiff, in the precedent setting case, Juarez v. Wavecrest Management Team Ltd, which was the landmark case in which the highest court of New York State established the rules relating to legal liability of landlords in New York City for exposing tenants to the hazards of lead - based paint

NAR will comment on the proposed rule whenever it is issued and express our concerns regarding the lack of data related to lead paint hazards that commercial buildings pose to children during RRP activities.

When bad mold and certain other hazards are found or reasonably suspected to be there (particularly asbestos and lead paint), for safety's sake, including that of the environment, you are looking at some really major professional remediation expenses.

Even though the Residential Lead - Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (Title X) is a decade old, suits for the improper handling of lead - based painted surfaces are still being filed regularly by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmLead - Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (Title X) is a decade old, suits for the improper handling of lead - based painted surfaces are still being filed regularly by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developmlead - based painted surfaces are still being filed regularly by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The disclosures that licensees are most frequently accused of omitting are structural problems and environmental problems, including lead - based paint hazards.

As long as the salesperson has informed the sellers or lessors of their obligations to disclose, the salesperson won't be held liable for the failure to disclose to a purchaser or lessee the presence of lead - based paint or lead - based paint hazards known by sellers or lessors but not disclosed to the salesperson, says NAR.

With the new level of attention to lead - based paint hazards caused by the disclosure law, it's natural for buyers or renters to ask, «Does this dwelling have lead paint?»

In 1992 the U.S. Congress passed the Residential Lead - Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act, which requires seller disclosure of lead - based paint and lead - based paint hazards in connection with the sale or lease of pre-1978 dwelliLead - Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act, which requires seller disclosure of lead - based paint and lead - based paint hazards in connection with the sale or lease of pre-1978 dwellilead - based paint and lead - based paint hazards in connection with the sale or lease of pre-1978 dwellilead - based paint hazards in connection with the sale or lease of pre-1978 dwellings.

Leases for residential properties feature more disclosure requirements — such as the federal requirement that owners disclose any information they have about the existence of lead - based paint or other lead hazards, said Robert Hein, an attorney with Fowler, Hein, Cheatwood & Williams in Atlanta.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding more than $ 101 million for the removal of lead paint and other home hazards in 32 cities, counties, and state governments.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has earmarked more than $ 100 million in grants to aid low - income families in removing lead - based paint hazards in their homes.

Before executing the lease, provide the lessee with a copy of the federal pamphlet Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home, as well as copies, if available, of any existing lead paint test results; disclose the presence of any known lead - based paint hazards on the propeLead in Your Home, as well as copies, if available, of any existing lead paint test results; disclose the presence of any known lead - based paint hazards on the propelead paint test results; disclose the presence of any known lead - based paint hazards on the propelead - based paint hazards on the property.

The Court declared that the disclosure rules, which are intended to inform prospective tenants about the presence of lead - based paint, took effect in September 1996, the date set by HUD and the EPA in their rules implementing lead - hazard reduction laws.

The regulations, announced March 6, call for disclosure of known lead - based paint hazards in connection with the sale or rental of dwelling units built before 1978.

Real estate professionals are required to 1) obtain information from a seller regarding the known existence of lead - based paint in a home, and 2) provide information regarding the hazards of lead - based paint in the home.