A Hastings Rental company has been fined by the EPA for alleged lead-based paint violations.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pavelka Rental LLC, a residential rental leasing company in Hastings, NE, failed to notify tenants of potential hazards of lead-based paint exposure at the company’s properties.
Pavelka has agreed to pay a $24,579 penalty to resolve alleged violations of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act.
Under the Toxic Substances Control Act, lessors of pre-1978 housing are required to disclose to lessees the presence of known lead-based paint hazards and accompanying records; provide lessees a federally approved lead hazard information pamphlet; and allow lessees the opportunity to conduct a lead-based paint risk assessment before the purchaser is obligated under any purchase contract.
