Sellers and Lessors must disclose known information about lead-based paint By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (July 6, 2017) In 1994, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and HUD drafted federal regulations on the disclosure of lead-based paint hazards in...
(OnlineEd – Portland, OR) – Two Oregon property management companies were ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to pay more than $15,000 in federal penalties as a result of failing to disclose lead-based paint hazards to renters. According...
(EPA – WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, EPA announced 17 enforcement actions for violations of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting rule (RRP). The RRP rule protects homeowners and tenants from dangerous lead dust that can be left behind after common renovation,...
(OnlineEd – Portland, OR) The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) released a new version of “Protect Your Family form Lead in the Home,” the required pamphlet to be given to most buyers and renters of homes built before 1978. The new pamphlet,...