4/29/10 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1,100. RESPODNENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP.
SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS:
RESPONDENT IS A LESSOR OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING LOCATED AT 309-1 N. SPRING STREET, GREENSBORO, NC. THIS RESIDENTIAL HOUSING IS TARGET HOUSING AS DEFINED AT 40 CFR 745.103.
BASED ON INFO OBTAINED BY EPA ON OR ABOUT JUNE 4, 2007, RELATING TO RESPONDENT'S CONTRACTS TO LEASE ITS TARGET HOUSING, EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED TSCA SEC 409 AND 40 CFR PART 745, SUBPART F, AS FOLLOWS:
A. PURSUANT TO 40 CFR 745.107(a)(2), A LESSOR SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE LESSEE THE PRESENCE OF ANY KNOWN LEAD-BASED PAINT AND/OR LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS IN THE TARGET HOUSING. RESPONDENT FAILED TO DISCLOSE TO THE LESSEE THE PRESENCE OF ANY KNOWN LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AT LEAST ONE LEASE.
B. PURSUANT TO 40 CFR 745.107(a)(3), A LESSOR SHALL DISCLOSE TO EACH AGENT THE PRESENCE OF ANY KNOWN LEAD-BASED PAINT AND/OR LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS IN THE TARGET HOUSING AND THE EXISTENCE OF ANY AVAILABLE RECORDS OR REPORTS PERTAINING TO LEAD-BASED PAINT. RESPONDENT FAILED TO DISCLOSE TO THE AGENT THE PRESENCE OF ANY KNOWN LEAD-BASED PAINT AND THE EXISTENCE OF ANY RECORDS OR REPORTS IN AT LEAST ONE LEASE.
C. PURSUANT TO 40 CFR 745.107(a)(4), A LESSOR SHALL PROVIDE TO THE LESSEE ANY RECORDS OR REPORTS AVAILABLE TO THE LESSOR PERTAINING TO LEAD-BASED PAINT AND/OR LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS IN THE TARGET HOUSING. RESPONDENT FAILED TO PROVIDE THE LESSEE ANY RECORDS