Lead Paint Pact with Askins Firms—30 Days to Weigh In
Published Date: 9/12/2025
Notice
Summary
The government is teaming up with Orlando Askins and related parties to fix problems with lead paint rules in old buildings. They must now follow stricter rules like hiring certified workers, testing for dust after work, and keeping better records. People have 30 days to share their thoughts before the deal is final, aiming to keep everyone safer and cleaner.
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Lead-renovation compliance duties
If you are a defendant named in the proposed consent decree (Orlando Askins and related parties), you must follow stricter lead-paint renovation rules for pre-1978 structures. The decree requires designating a compliance officer, hiring only certified contractors and subcontractors, performing dust-clearance sampling after renovation work, and following enhanced notice and recordkeeping requirements.
Decree binds future controlled entities
The proposed consent decree is binding on the named defendants and any future entities they come to own, operate, manage, or control during the term of the decree. That means the same compliance duties apply to successor or newly controlled businesses during the decree period.
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