EPA v. LIVE MOORE REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC

Case summary

2/21/2024 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,900 TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CAFO. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: BASED ON THE EPA?S REVIEW OF RESPONDENT?S RECORDS, AND THE INFORMATION PRESENTED BY RESPONDENT DURING THE SHOW CAUSE MEETING, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT, PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS TO SELL THE TARGET HOUSING UNDER WHICH THE PURCHASER BECAME OBLIGATED TO PURCHASE THE TARGET HOUSING, FAILED TO: A. PERMIT THE PURCHASER A 10-DAY PERIOD, OR A WRITTEN, MUTUALLY AGREED UPON TIME PERIOD, TO CONDUCT A RISK ASSESSMENT OR INSPECTION FOR THE PRESENCE OF LEAD-BASED PAINT AND/OR LEADBASED PAINT HAZARDS IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ? 745.110(A), AND FOR WHICH RESPONDENT HAD NOT RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTICE FROM THE PURCHASER THAT THEY HAD WAIVED THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT THE RISK ASSESSMENT OR INSPECTION, AS SET FORTH IN 40 C.F.R. ? 745.110(B), FOR TARGET HOUSING SPECIFIED IN THE CAFO; B. INCLUDE AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE CONTRACTS TO SELL TARGET HOUSING, A STATEMENT BY THE PURCHASER AFFIRMING RECEIPT OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER 40 C.F.R. ? 745.113(A)(2) AND 40 C.F.R. ? 745.113(A)(3), AND THE LEAD HAZARD PAMPHLET REQUIRED UNDER 15 U.S.C. ? 2686 IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ? 745.113(A)(4) FOR TARGET HOUSING SPECIFIED IN THE CAFO; AND C. INCLUDE AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE CONTRACTS TO SELL TARGET HOUSING THE SIGNATURES OF THE SELLERS, AGENTS, AND PURCHASERS CERTIFYING TO THE ACCURACY OF THEIR STATEMENTS TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE, ALONG WITH THE DATES OF SIGNATURE, AS REQUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. ? 745.113(A)(7), FOR TARGET HOUSING SPECIFIED IN THE CAFO.

Defendants (1)

• LIVE MOORE REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• LIVE MOORE REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC (TARGET HOUSING)

  734 CREST STREET, ROCK HILL, SC, 29730

  Registry ID: 110071666620

• WILKINSON ERA PROPERTIES

  8604 CLIFF CAMERON DRIVE SUITE 190, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28269

  Registry ID: 110071316496

• LIVE MOORE REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC (TARGET HOUSING)

  110 MCCONNELL STREET, CLOVER, SC, 29710

  Registry ID: 110071666617

• LIVE MOORE REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC (TARGET HOUSING)

  2219 SUTTON SPRING ROAD, YORK, SC, 29745

  Registry ID: 110071666619

• LIVE MOORE REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC (TARGET HOUSING)

  109 NORRIS AVENUE, YORK, SC, 29745

  Registry ID: 110071666616

• LIVE MOORE REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC (TARGET HOUSING)

  211 BAUCOM DEESE ROAD, UNIONVILLE, NC, 28110

  Registry ID: 110071666618

Statutes cited

• TSCA 409 — Lead: Violation of Section 1018

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LIVE MOORE REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INCentered 2024-02-21

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $4,900

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2024-02-21Final Order Issued
• 2024-02-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-03-21Enforcement Action Closed
• 2024-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered