EPA v. Lido Pacific Asset Management

Case summary

This is an Administrative Penalty action involving Section 1018 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act under TSCA. This statute is designed to help prevent exposure (especially the exposure of children) to hazards from lead-based paint by requiring disclosure and notification when selling or leasing housing that contains lead hazards. EPA and HUD conducted joint Section 1018 Lead-Disclosure compliance inspections for rental properties in Los Angeles. An inspection of the lease documentation for Parkview Apartments was part of this EPA/HUD joint inspection effort. EPA found much of the leasing activity for the past five years at Parkview Apartments to have been performed in violation of the disclosure requirements of Section 1018. Respondent, Lido Pacific Asset Management, as manager of the Parkview Apartments is a liable party for the violations. In the initial administrative complaint, EPA decided to notice plead the penalty (seek maximum penalty permitted by the statute) and therefore has not yet proposed a specific penalty for the violations

Defendants (1)

• Lido Pacific Asset ManagementNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PARK VEW APARTMENTS

  3101 EAST ARTESIA BOULEVARD, LONG BEACH, CA, 90805

  Registry ID: 110015752050

Statutes cited

• TSCA 409 — Lead: Violation of Section 1018

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Lido Pacific Asset Management Consent Agreemententered 2004-01-28

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $18,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2003-06-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2003-07-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2004-01-28Final Order Issued
• 2004-04-05Enforcement Action Closed