The Clinton Administration today announced that it has reached agreements with two landlords in the District of Columbia to settle claims that they violated federal law by failing to warn their tenants that their homes may contain lead-based paint hazards. The settlements are part of a coordinated effort by federal agencies to eliminate childhood lead poisoning. Also today, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Environmental Protection Agency announced administrative actions the agencies have taken under the initiative.
Every family deserves to live in a home that is safe from the threat of lead.
The District of Columbia joined the case against Calomiris, asserting violations of District laws enacted to protect children from lead poisoning. Collectively, the companies manage about 4,500 residential units in more than 160 buildings in the District and Virginia. The companies also have committed to warn current and future tenants about the risks posed by lead-based paint, as the federal law requires. We hope today's settlements will encourage other landlords to tell their tenants about the risks of lead paint, so that our nation's children will be protected. We will continue to pursue those landlords who choose not to follow the law.