The federal government is putting $15 million in grants toward cleaning up lead paint and other safety hazards in the homes of low-income Massachusetts families with children. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says the money will go …
Maryland’s highest court has ruled that a law giving owners of certain rental properties immunity from personal injury lawsuits based on a child’s ingestion of lead-based paint is invalid. The Court of Appeals issued the 7-0 ruling on Monday, Oct. …
The state has begun issuing fines to contractors, painters and landlords if they don’t take proper precautions before working on walls, windows or doors covered with lead paint. The Des Moines Register reported Tuesday that state regulations have been in …