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EPA Levies $40,000+ Fines on Landlords Who Fail to Provide ‘EPA-Approved’ Pamphlets to Tenants
CNS News ^ | 8/24/2012 | Elizabeth Harrington

Posted on 08/25/2012 12:41:46 PM PDT by IbJensen

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To: IbJensen

The lead-based-paint racket has had a long life. Cost a lot of money. Initiated a lot of regulations and fines. This all started when it was noticed that SOME inner-city children had difficulty learning in public schools. The education community decided these children had difficulty learning, because they had all been chewing on window sills that were painted with lead-based paint.

I ask you, how many children have you ever seen chewing on a window sill? This whole thing is a hoax - just like the global warming bull.


41 posted on 08/25/2012 4:40:19 PM PDT by abclily
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To: Haiku Guy
How can the government compel certain speech? One could make the argument that it is illegal to defraud you tenants by failing to disclose a known hazard, such as lead paint. But how does one go from a duty do disclose to a requirement that an citizen must provide a certain pamphlet at a certain time? Shouldn’t he have the right to disclose the hazard in any manner he sees fit, and if he fails to do so adequately be subject to a tort?

How? By presuming you're functioning in your "corporate aspect," and therefore that you come under its complete control. And also presuming that if you don't refute its corporate presumption, you agree to it, and therefore are bound by it.

That's how.

42 posted on 08/25/2012 5:55:09 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: IbJensen

Who would have guessed the EPA has become more about shaking people down for money and less about actually protecting the environment.


43 posted on 08/25/2012 6:21:23 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: Orange1998
Sign and Date?? wow.

It should be part of a standard lease agreement but going to check if mine contain it. If not, I guess I need to gather some signatures. What a pain.

44 posted on 08/25/2012 7:24:08 PM PDT by gunsequalfreedom (Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)
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In a past life, I played Lanlord for about 10 years. All of the HUD renters had this enclosure as part of thier lease. Now, I honestly don’t think I could find a copy of more than a few of these nowadays in my old files. The State of Connecticut has the rest in file somewhere. How much you wanna bet we start seeing scum sucking lawyer adds that say “Have you ever rented an apartment in an older building?”

I’m guessing that the State would simply say FU or wouldn’t be able to “find” these files. and I would be out somewhere in the neighborhood of $260K on a house I eneded up sellng at a loss anyway. Screw being a landlord. Never, ever, again will I do that.


45 posted on 08/25/2012 11:29:30 PM PDT by Greenpees (Coulda Shoulda Woulda)
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To: GraceG

Nixon’s addition to the bureaucracy should be axed.


46 posted on 08/26/2012 2:06:40 PM PDT by IbJensen (Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.)
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