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The premier national law firm of Charles Jerome Ware, LLC is Maryland-based and recognized by its many satisfied landlord clients as well as its legal peers as one of the top lead paint and lead poisoning defense law firms in the United States. For an initial courtesy consultation, contact the firm at (410) 720-6129.
Lead poisoning is considered by many healthcare officials and heath agencies as one of the more prominent public health problems in the United States, particularly in children under age 6 years. Ingestion or inhalation of toxic amounts of lead (Pb) can cause serious physical harm, and even death, to humans. Lead (Pb) is referred to by many as the "ubiquitous contaminant" or the "silent killer." Further, it lasts, and lasts, and lasts --- for an extremely long time in our environment.
Lead is a heavy (Atomic number 82), malleable, sweet-tasting substance that does not dissolve in water, nor dissipate, nor decay, nor burn. It has been in use for numerous utilitarian purposes by humans for over 6,000 years. It is estimated by some scientific researchers that there exists more than 10 million metric tons of lead residue today in the earth's environment.
Although landlords who rent apartments and houses that were built before 1978 in major urban areas such as Baltimore, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., etc., bear the brunt of lead poisoning claims and lawsuits [ because of the high use of lead paint in these residential buildings that were built pre-1978], there are also numerous other sources of toxic lead that cause harm to humans: including, inter alia, the air we breathe, drinking water, dust, soil, playgrounds, sandlots, toys, furniture, food and drinks, jobs and job sites, industrial sites, hobbies, cosmetics, jewelry, home remedies, folk remedies, batteries, car repair shops, pipes and other plumbing items, etc., other products and sources. In other words, lead paint is not the only source of toxic lead in humans.
I have for many years routinely pointed out to my residential landlord clients my three keys for avoiding and winning lead paint poisoning claims and lawsuits : (1) proper MAINTENANCE of the property; (2) adequate NOTICE to the tenants; and (3) accurate DOCUMENTATION/RECORD-KEEPING on both the property as well as the tenants.
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