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Three Property Managers Settle Lead Paint Law Violations

WASHINGTON, DC-The Departments of Justice and Housing and Urban Development and the Environmental Protection Agency brought the enforcement actions against the area managers.

By Mike Cleary | Updated on October 25, 2000

WASHINGTON, DC-Three DC residential property management firms have agreed to pay $75,000 in fines and $563,000 to abate lead-paint hazards in about 5,700 units in 162 buildings. The Department of Justice, Housing and Urban Development and the Environmental Protection Agency secured the agreements with Borger Management, William Calomiris Investment and American Rental Management over violations of federal laws concerning lead paint.

The agreements, filed in U.S. District Court in here also require Borger to pay a $25,000 penalty and Calomiris to pay a $5,000 penalty. Calomiris also will commit $10,000 to support community-based projects to reduce the incidence of childhood lead poisoning in the District of Columbia.

Violations of lead paint disclosure laws persist. Last year, HUD and Justice announced several civil lawsuits that yielded abatement payments of more than $1 million and $259,000 in fines. HUD also carried out 45 administrative enforcement actions in 20 cities last year.

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