Owners of 25 buildings managed by Hyde Park Realty also have been notified of the potential violations, according to EPA Region 5, which Covers Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Officials from Hyde Park Realty were not immediately available for comment.
"By carrying out these enforcement actions, EPA is restating that protecting children's health from lead-based paint exposure is one of our highest priorities," says Phyllis Reed, chief of the EPA's regional pesticides and toxics branch. "To this end we will vigorously pursue compliance with this rule."
Rules issued by the EPA and Dept. of Housing and Urban Development in 1996 require real estate companies and property owners to provide buyers and renters with information on lead-based paint, as well as a disclosure of whether lead-based paint is known to be present. The Chicago department of public health says more than 20,000 children under 6 were diagnosed with lead poisoning in 1998.
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