EPA v. MIKE BUNIE INC.

Case summary

On September 10, 2021, EPA Region 1 entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with Mike Bunie Inc. to settle alleged violations of the Lead Disclosure Rule, promulgated under the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (Docket No. TSCA-01-2021-0083). The CAFO alleges that Respondent: (1) failed to provide all available records or reports pertaining to lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards to a lessee before the lessee entered a lease contract to rent an apartment; and (2) failed to attach or include a complete list of the available records in the lease contract. The building was under contract for lead abatement at the time of the violations. One of the incoming tenants was pregnant and had a young child. Respondent failed to provide all available records, including an elevated blood lead level notice of a child formerly residing at the building, and a state order requiring that no unabated apartment be re-leased. Respondent, who owns multiple rental buildings in and around Manchester, NH, will pay a penalty of $15,684. By encouraging regulatory compliance, the settlement will help to ensure that potential lessees are able to take into consideration the existence of lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards in rental homes or apartments before renting the properties. The rental property is located in an area of EJ concern, with EJScreen indicating that it falls above the 80th percentile for national lead paint indicators. In developing the case, EPA worked with the NH Department of Health and Human Services and City of Manchester, NH which referred the matter to EPA.

Defendants (1)

• Mike Bunie, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MIKE BUNIE INC.

  112 PEARL STREET 1R, MANCHESTER, NH, 03101

  Registry ID: 110070864650

Statutes cited

• TSCA 409 — Lead: Violation of Section 1018

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MIKE BUNIE INC.entered 2021-09-10

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $15,684

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2021-09-10Final Order Issued
• 2021-09-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2021-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered