A rental company in Hastings has been fined due to lead paint violations. Pavelka Rentals LLC was fined $24,579 for violating the Toxic Substances Control Act. According to the EPA, Pavelka Rentals LLC failed to notify tenants of the potential hazards of lead-based paint exposure at the company’s properties.
“EPA and the federal government are committed to reducing harmful exposure to lead-based paint, especially among children and pregnant women,” said David Cozad, director of EPA Region 7’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division. “Landlords play a critical role in notifying residents of potential harm, and EPA will hold accountable property owners that fail to tell tenants about lead-based paint in their housing.”
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.
