EPA v. JOHN P. VIDIKSIS AND KATHLEEN E. VIDIKSIS

Case summary

This case is significant due to the Respondents' failure to provide to numerous lessees, before they signed their lease agreements and became obligated to rent or lease target housing owned by the Respondents, required Lead Warning Statements, required lead-based paint information, and copies of records and reports available to the Respondents that pertained to lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the target housing units herein at issue. The details of each violation are described in the Complaint. The case is also significant because lessees for five of the leases at issue in this Complaint had children under the age of six when they entered into the lease. Children under age six are especially vulnerable to the dangerous effects of lead poisoning, since lead poisoning can impair the neurological development that occurs at this age. Lead poisoning also can cause reduced intelligence quotients, reading and learning disabilities, impaired hearing, reduced attention span, hyperactivity and other behavioral problems. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, blood lead levels ( BLLs ) as low as 10 ug/dL are associated with harmful effects on children's learning and behavior. Very high BLLs (> 70 ug/dL) cause devastating health consequences, including seizures, coma, and death. (CDC, 1991. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children: A Statement by the Centers For Disease Control. Atlanta, GA.).

Defendants (2)

• KATHLEEN E VIDIKSISNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• JOHN P VIDIKSISNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (16)

• TARGET HOUSING (934 ELM ST)

  934 ELM STREET, YORK, PA, 17403

  Registry ID: 110024266444

• TARGET HOUSING (825 E PHILADELPHIA ST)

  825 EAST PHILADELPHIA STREET, YORK, PA, 17403

  Registry ID: 110024267880

• TARGET HOUSING (508 S PERSHING ST)

  508 SOUTH PERSHING STREET, YORK, PA, 17403

  Registry ID: 110024267915

• TARGET HOUSING (826 WALLACE ST)

  826 WALLACE STREET, YORK, PA, 17403

  Registry ID: 110024268013

• TARGET HOUSING (217 S QUEEN ST)

  217 SOUTH QUEEN STREET, YORK, PA, 17403

  Registry ID: 110024267942

• TARGET HOUSING (545 S QUEEN ST)

  545 SOUTH QUEEN STREET, YORK, PA, 17403

  Registry ID: 110024267951

• TARGET HOUSING (625 CLEVELAND)

  625 CLEVELAND AVENUE, YORK, PA, 17404

  Registry ID: 110024268004

• TARGET HOUSING (452 E PROSPECT ST)

  452 EAST PROSPECT STREET, YORK, PA, 17403

  Registry ID: 110024267933

• TARGET HOUSING (105 S RICHLAND AVE)

  105 SOUTH RICHLAND AVENUE, YORK, PA, 17404

  Registry ID: 110024267960

• TARGET HOUSING (138 S WEST ST)

  138 SOUTH WEST STREET, YORK, PA, 17404

  Registry ID: 110024268022

• TARGET HOUSING (416 E COLLEGE)

  416 EAST COLLEGE AVENUE, YORK, PA, 17403

  Registry ID: 110024267899

• TARGET HOUSING (333 E COLLEGE)

  333 EAST COLLEGE AVENUE, YORK, PA, 17403

  Registry ID: 110024266453

• TARGET HOUSING (519 SMITH ST)

  519 SMITH STREET, YORK, PA, 17403

  Registry ID: 110024267997

• TARGET HOUSING (443 E PROSPECT ST)

  443 EAST PROSPECT STREET, YORK, PA, 17403

  Registry ID: 110024267924

• TARGET HOUSING (813 S BEAVER)

  813 SOUTH BEAVER STREET, YORK, PA, 17403

  Registry ID: 110024267988

• …and 1 more

Statutes cited

• TSCA 409 — Lead: Violation of Section 1018
• TSCA 16A4 — Failure to Pay Civil Penalty

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• JOHN P. VIDIKSIS AND KATHLEEN E. VIDIKSISentered 2007-10-10

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $380

• JOHN P. VIDIKSIS AND KATHLEEN E. VIDIKSISentered 2006-09-20

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $250

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2005-08-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2005-08-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-10-10Final Order Issued
• 2013-10-01Enforcement Action Closed