EPA v. FRIEDLAM PARTNERS LLC

Case summary

4/3/2024 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $3,500 DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CAFO. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: BASED ON THE EPA?S REVIEW OF RESPONDENT?S RECORDS, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT PRIOR TO OFFERING AND ENTERING CONTRACTS FOR LEASE OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS OF TARGET HOUSING AS SET FORTH IN THIS CAFO, RESPONDENT FAILED TO INCLUDE AS AN ATTACHMENT OR WITHIN THE CONTRACTS TO LEASE TARGET HOUSING: A. A STATEMENT BY THE LESSEES AFFIRMING RECEIPT OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER 40 C.F.R. ? 745.113(B)(2) AND 40 C.F.R. ? 745.113(B)(3), AND THE LEAD HAZARD PAMPHLET REQUIRED UNDER 15 U.S.C. ? 2686, IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ? 745.113(B)(4); AND B. THE SIGNATURES OF THE LESSORS, AGENTS, AND LESSEES, CERTIFYING TO THE ACCURACY OF THEIR STATEMENTS, TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE, ALONG WITH THE DATES OF SIGNATURE, IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ? 745.113(B)(6). BASED ON THE EPA?S REVIEW OF RESPONDENT?S RECORDS, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT IN THE COURSE OF THE RENOVATIONS OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 32, RESPONDENT, IN ITS CAPACITY AS A FIRM, FAILED TO APPLY TO THE EPA AND OBTAIN FIRM CERTIFICATION TO PERFORM, OFFER, OR CLAIM TO PERFORM RENOVATIONS FOR COMPENSATION, IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ?? 745.81(A)(2)(II) AND 745.89(A)(1).

Defendants (1)

• FRIEDLAM PARTNERS LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• FRIEDLAM PARTNERS LLC (PRIVATE RESIDENCE)

  2037 PINE FIELD COURT, # 650, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, 294052

  Registry ID: 110071705910

• FRIEDLAM PARTNERS LLC

  2400 CELANESE ROAD SUITE 100, ROCK HILL, SC, 29732

  Registry ID: 110071316506

• FRIEDLAM PARTNERS LLC (PRIVATE RESIDENCE)

  2055 PINE FIELD COURT, #629, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, 29405

  Registry ID: 110071705911

Statutes cited

• TSCA 409 — Lead: Violation of Section 1018
• TSCA 406B — Lead: Pre-Renovation Education Rule
• TSCA 402C — Lead: RRP

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FRIEDLAM PARTNERS LLCentered 2024-04-03

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $3,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2024-04-03Final Order Issued
• 2024-04-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-04-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2024-05-31Enforcement Action Closed