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EPA enforcement hits landlords in Massachusetts on disclosure not RRP

Posted by Mark Paskell on Wed, Apr 11, 2012 @ 04:22 PM

Today's EPA Press release reports Massachusetts and Connecticut landlords were fined for failing to provide notification to tenants renting apartments in pre 1978 properties. The EPA says landlords are required to provide a lead disclosure pamphlet to prospective tenants prior to renting apartments in pre 1978 homes. See article here

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Tags: EPA Enforcement, landlord

EPA releases first RRP fines and violations; more in the pipeline!

Posted by Mark Paskell on Fri, Apr 06, 2012 @ 02:31 PM

Much has been written about the EPA's lack of effective RRP enforcement in the country. This week the EPA announced that they have fined three companies to date for violation the EPA RRP lead rule. RRP compliant contractors state that competition from non-compliant companies is costing them jobs. 

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Contractors are asking the EPA; Where is the enforcement!

Posted by Mark Paskell on Thu, Oct 14, 2010 @ 09:17 PM

I was watching a movie the other day with Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. In this comedy Mel Gibson tries on women's accessories to see if he can capture the essence of being a woman to help with ideas for an add campaign. Later in the movie he is hit by lightning and wakes up with the power to hear the thoughts of women. His new power makes him all so powerful with the opposite gender. As the movie progresses he becomes over whelmed with thousands of womens voices penetrating his brain driving him crazy. He soon longs for the days when he was normal.

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Tags: EPA Enforcement, contractors, RRP Compliance