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Charles Jerome Ware, LLC is a premier, Maryland-based, nationally recognized and respected landlord lead paint poisoning defense law firm. For an initial courtesy consultation, contact the firm at (410) 720-6129. We can help you, and we are pleased to do so.
Lead poisoning (Plumbism) is considered to be a big problem in Baltimore; a public health crisis. We defend dozens of residential landowners and landlords every year in Baltimore against multiple lead poisoning lawsuits brought , generally alleging lead paint as the primary reason for poisoning. These cases are filed alleging lead paint poisoning of rental residents and former rental residents of houses and apartments built before 1978. Interior and exterior use of lead paint was popular for use in residential units prior to 1978, but residential lead paint use was banned by the Federal government in 1977.
Lead paint poisoning (Plumbism) is not considered to be a problem in Howard since, quite frankly, the overwhelming majority of rental residential units in the county were built after 1977.
Until relatively recently, Howard County has been predominantly farm land and open space, with very minimal building development; and consequently little use for any paint. It has only been since the development and growth of Columbia that county-wide building development has occurred --- after 1977 when lead paint was banned by the Federal government.
Baltimore, on the other hand, has a long, large and far-ranging history before 1978 of using lead paint in and on its residential as well as commercial buildings; in pipes and other plumbing, in industrial work areas, in its soil and dust, and even in the air Baltimoreans breathe, etc.
Landlords should know when their buildings were constructed ( before or after 1978) and respond accordingly when renting or selling them.
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