10 BALTIMORE LANDLORD COMMON LEAD PAINT MISTAKES: UPDATE BY LEAD POISONING DEFENSE ATTORNEY CHARLES WARE

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TEN(10) BALTIMORE LANDLORD COMMON LEAD PAINT AND POISONING MISTAKES :

(1) Landlord failure to abide by local, state and Federal lead (Pb) "notice" requirements, such as the
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, also known as  TITLE X, which is designed to " protect families from exposure to lead from paint, dust, and soil."  Section 1018 of this Federal law directs the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require the disclosure of known information on lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards before the rental or sale of most housing built prior to 1978.

(2) Landlord failure to create and maintain a full and complete " Tenant File" for each and every tenant during their residence at each and every residential unit; including, of course, lead paint or poisoning issues.

(3) Landlord failure to document important issues with each tenant : DOCUMENTATION, DOCUMENTATION, DOCUMENTATION.

(4) Landlord failure to properly maintain the property : MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE.

(5) LANDLORD use of unlawful provisions in their rental agreement, such as waiver of refund, waiver of right to sue landlord, bar against tenants based race, color religion, national origin gender,disability, etc.

(6) Landlord refusal to make reasonable repairs to the property. The rental agreement should specify who has the duty to make repairs (the landlord or the tenant).

(7) Landlord failure to provide a safe and habitable living environment.

(8) Landlord failure to use qualified and certified lead-based paint inspectors as well as fully-qualified professional property maintenance workers for repairs, etc., on the property.

(9) Landlord failure to follow Maryland's landlord-tenant eviction rules.

(10) Landlord's failure to attempt to acquire adequate insurance on the rental property.