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1992-2002: Formation of the National Center for Lead-Safe Housing. The Fannie Mae Foundation created the National Center for Lead-Safe Housing (as it was known at the time) in October 1992, using a $5.2 million donation from its outgoing president, David Maxwell. At the time, the grant was the Fannie Mae Foundation’s largest-ever gift.
In 2005, a contractor used an illegal open-flame torch method to remove lead-based paint from Tamara Rubin's home in Northeast Portland, resulting in her young son becoming ill. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The Rubins received a $40,000 settlement, which they felt was insufficient considering the health consequences for their children and the costs of ...
There's lead-based paint in 34 million homes across the country," he said. The older your home is, such as a home from the 1930s, the more likely it is to contain lead-based paint.
[6] [7] Airborne lead enters the body by breathing or swallowing lead particles or dust once it has settled. Old lead-based paint is the most significant source of lead exposure in the U.S. [7] [8] Most homes built before 1960 contain heavily leaded paint. Some homes built as recently as 1978 may also contain lead paint. [citation needed]
Lead Paint Violations In Homes With Young Children. More than 75 percent of all violations for lead paint conditions in units with children under the age of 6 are found in areas where the poverty rate exceeds the city's average of 21 percent, according to a Huffington Post / WNYC analysis of government data.
From November 2013 until January 2016, the NYC Housing, Preservation and Development agency, which is responsible for oversight of the city’s vast stock of multi-unit residential buildings, issued more than 10,000 violations for dangerous lead paint conditions in units with children under the age of six, the age group most at risk of ingesting lead paint.
The risk of lead-based paint from older homes is back in the news, as the government considers tightening the definition of lead poisoning in babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
Mar. 12—LIMA — The West Ohio Community Action Partnership now offers a Lead Safe Home program. According to a recent press release, the program helps low-income community members and property ...