EPA v. Lilmor Management Company LLC et al.

Case summary

On May 28, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a Consent Decree (CD) that settles an enforcement case against Defendants. The settlement resolves the government's claims against the Defendants for violations of the 1018 Lead Disclosure, Pre-Renovation Education (PRE), and Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) rules. Defendant owns, either partially or in full, 49 residential buildings totaling approximately 2,700 units. The civil lawsuit alleges that Defendants repeatedly violated federal law relating to lead-based paint safety and maintained a public nuisance throughout these buildings. Investigations found apartment buildings under the ownership or control of the Defendants were riddled with peeling lead paint and lead dust; infested by rats, mice, and roaches; damp from perpetual leaks and covered with growing mold; and otherwise, a danger to human health. The Complaint further alleged that Defendants had for years systematically failed to provide their tenants with disclosures about lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards in their apartments, as required by the Lead Disclosure Rule, and failed to protect tenants when conducting renovation work as required by EPA?s Lead RRP Rule, creating risks of exposure to toxic dust. More than 130 children living in the Defendants? apartments have tested positive for elevated blood-lead levels since 2012. The CD requires the Defendants to pay $3.25 million in civil penalties, fifty percent of which is to be deemed paid on account of violations asserted on behalf of EPA and fifty percent on account of violations asserted on behalf of Department of Housing and Urban Development. The CD also stipulates an additional civil penalty of $350,000 to be paid to the State of New York, and $2.925 million in restitution that the state will make available to affected tenants. The CD also requires Defendants to identify and abate all lead-based paint at an estimated cost of $10 million and remediate substandard housing conditions across more than 2,500 apartments subject to the oversight of an independent Housing Specialist selected by the U.S. and New York State.

Defendants (50)

• 45-55 REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 55 WINTHROP ST LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 130 CLARKSON REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 250-251 E 29 REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 251 E 29 ST LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 1590 W 8 ST LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 105 AVE P REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 888 REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 100 LINDEN REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 131 REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 334 EASTERN PKWY REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• C & Z REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 1633 WEST 10TH REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 2003 REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 1429 CARROLL STREET LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 59 LOGAN ST LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 1269 E 18 STREET REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 840 REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 1909 REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 333 REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 1301 AVENUE K REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 2065 OCEAN AVENUE LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ALIT REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 1311 AVENUE K REALTY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 1690 PRESIDENT STREET LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• …and 25 more

Facilities (1)

• LILMOR MANAGEMENT

  2003 AVENUE J #1C, BROOKLYN, NY, 11210

  Registry ID: 110071893801

Statutes cited

• TSCA 402C — Lead: RRP

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Lilmor Management Company LLC et al.entered 2025-05-28

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $1,625,000 · State/local: $325,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2024-04-04Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2024-04-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2024-12-13Final Order Lodged
• 2024-12-13Complaint Filed With Court
• 2025-05-20Amended Complaint
• 2025-05-28Final Order Entered