The agreements, filed in U.S. District Court in here alsorequire Borger to pay a $25,000 penalty and Calomiris to pay a$5,000 penalty. Calomiris also will commit $10,000 to supportcommunity-based projects to reduce the incidence of childhood leadpoisoning in the District of Columbia.

Violations of lead paint disclosure laws persist. Last year, HUDand Justice announced several civil lawsuits that yielded abatementpayments of more than $1 million and $259,000 in fines. HUD alsocarried out 45 administrative enforcement actions in 20 cities lastyear.

"We suspect that there's widespread noncompliance with theselaws, which require property owners to give notice to residentsabout lead paint," said Christine Romano, Department of Justicespokeswoman, talking about the new agreements. Currently, theDepartment of Justice is in negotiations with eight propertymanagement companies in Los Angeles and Chicago on this issue,Romano.