EPA v. SPINNAKER REAL ESTATE

Case summary

On July 7, 2025, Region 1 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) resolving violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act and the Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule (Disclosure Rule) alleged against Spinnaker Real Estate Partners, LLC, a real estate company, and four affiliated companies that own the target housing buildings subject to the action: Sono Tod, LLC; Brim and Crown, LLC; Maritime Properties Corp.; and BHV I Owner, LLC (collectively, Spinnaker ), of Norwalk, Connecticut. Spinnaker Real Estate Company, LLC is a real estate company that oversees property matters of the 237 total units in these buildings. In the CAFO, EPA alleged that Respondents failed to include a Lead Warning Statement in contracts to lease target housing; failed to disclose to lessees the presence of known lead-based paint/and or lead-based paint hazards prior to a contract to lease target housing; failed to include a list of records or reports pertaining to the presence of known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards with the contract to lease target housing; and failed to provide EPA-approved lead hazard pamphlets to lessees prior to the lessees becoming obligated under contracts to lease target housing. The CAFO requires Respondents to pay a penalty of $68,402 and come into compliance with the Disclosure Rule. The state of Connecticut is aware of this action.

Defendants (1)

• Spinnaker Real Estate PartnersNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SPINNAKER REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LLC

  1 NORTH WATER STREET, SUITE 100, NORWALK, CT, 06854

  Registry ID: 110071434980

Statutes cited

• TSCA 1018 — Lead: Disclosure

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SPINNAKER REAL ESTATEentered 2025-07-07

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $68,402

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2025-07-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-07-07Final Order Issued
• 2025-07-09Enforcement Action Data Entered