PLAINTIFF'S "NOTICE" TO LEAD CASE DEFENDANTS : NEW MARYLAND LEAD CASELAW

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On November 26, 2013 Maryland's highest court --the Maryland  Court  of  Appeals-- issued two lead paint poisoning decisions in an effort to clarify how lead paint cases against private property owners and landlords, as well as the city of Baltimore, must proceed.


The two cases are:


 BRITTANY  ELLIS   v.   HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY,
Number 16, September Term (2013); and
 TYAIRRA JOHNSON   V.  HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY,
Number 17, September Term (2013).


CASE SUMMARY: Local Government Tort Claims Act ("LGTCA") - LGTCA Notice Requirement - Substantial Compliance with LGTCA  Notice Requirement:
The Maryland Court of Appeals  HELD that the Circuit Court for Baltimore City properly concluded that the Plaintiffs did  NOT  substantially comply with notice requirements of  the Local Government Tort Claims Act("LGTCA"), Maryland Code Annotated, Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (1987, 2013 Repl. Vol.) Section 5-301, et seq.,  where the private landlord defendants received notice of elevated blood-lead levels  alone , or oral advisement of the conditions at the property(in the premises) along with a request for repairs and a threat to bring action for REPAIRS.