Source: St. Albans Messenger, June 24
By Leon Thompson
“Municipal program would create, not add to inspection expenses
ST. ALBANS CITY –– The city manager here is taking full responsibility for misinformation he recently gave to local landlords about charges for inspection of rental dwellings.
Dominic Cloud said he apologizes if he gave the impression at the June 14 city council meeting that the city wants to assume the state’s inspection of rental properties because of hikes in state fees.
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Tags: code enforcement, inspection, landlords, Rental Housing, safety, St. Albans
Source: WCAX.com, April 22, 2010
“New federal rules to reduce lead paint exposure take effect today, and it’s expected to have a major impact in this region.
Contractors will now be required to post warning signs, restrict occupants from job sites and contain work areas to prevent the spread of dust and debris. The new rules extend to builders, painters, plumbers and electricians working in all rental housing built before 1978 as well as older homes where young children or pregnant women live.
Many smaller contractors are worried that the requirements will put them out of business since so many of the region’s homes were built before 1978 and the rules will add to the cost of the jobs.”
Link to story: EPA lead paint laws take effect today
Tags: EPA, lead paint
By Melinda Davenport
Source: WCAX.com
“Williston, Vermont – March 28, 2010
With nearly 38 million homes in the U.S. that still contain lead-based paint, the Environmental Protection Agency has issued rules on remodeling older homes to reduce contact with the deadly chemical.
Next month, the EPA will implement new work practice standards for remodelers of older homes in an effort to reduce lead paint exposure, especially among children. [More ...]
Tags: contractors, EPA, lead
“Despite the efforts of VHCB and others to convince AHS/Health Dept. to integrate the RRP rule into Vermont’s lead paint regulations, it appears increasingly unlikely that this will happen any time soon. Since the RRP rule takes effect this coming April 22nd, this means that both state and federal lead paint regulations will have to be followed independently. [More ...]
Tags: EPA, Human Services, lead, RRP, safety, VHCB
By Renee Corea
“The National Center for Healthy Housing, with funding from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Pesticide Programs, has published a report on the actual practice of bed bug control: What’s Working for Bed Bug Control in Multi-Family Housing: Reconciling best practices with research and the realities of implementation (PDF). [More ...]
Tags: Bed Bugs, homeless shelter, National Center for Healthy Housing, pest control
“The Vermont attorney general has sent 27 landlords in Chittenden and Washington counties letters requesting that they demonstrate compliance with the Vermont lead law. [More ...]
Tags: Attorney General, Chittenden, lead, lead laws, Washington
“Twenty-seven landlords in Chittenden and Washington Counties are the recipients of letters from the Office of Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell requesting that they demonstrate compliance with the Vermont lead law. Attorney General Sorrell announced today that his office recently mailed the letters requesting information on rental properties built prior to 1978. Landlords have been given 90 days to show that they are in compliance with the law…” [More ...]
Tags: Attorney General, Chittenden, lead, lead laws, Washington
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