Hello REI members,

Below is a link to our landlord association web page where you can download more PDF documents on the subject. This is not good news for real estate investors.

http://www.bhbgroup.com/nwcla2009/legislation.htm

If you are a investment property owner, plumber, electrician, contractor, or painter working on a property built before 1978, then listen up to this one. Non compliance is $23,500 per incident. YES, per incident. If you rehab and install 10 new windows into a building constructed before 1978, then that would be $320,500 in fines or imprisionment if you are caught being in violation of the new EPA law guidelines. This is a national law and they can start levying fines effective as of April 22, 2010!!

At our February 2010 NWCLA Meeting, board members Jeff Landry and David Fleckner announced information about the upcoming legislation that affects any of us as landlords who do maintenance repairs on our buildings, and run that property as a business to make a profit.

The new laws require that all landlords that fit into this category must be trained and certified in basic lead remediation. Please find below web site links, PDF forms to download and register, as well as other helpful information to instruct and guide you through this hot topic. The law goes into effect in April 2010 so please use this information to educate your selves as well as your property managers as soon as possible.

Please see attached several documents, brochures and listed the websites with the best info.
Hint – on the EPA web site – the red tool box is very helpful!

http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm
http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/toolkits.htm
http://www.IEEtrains.com/

FOR TRAINING IN MASSACHUSETTS

Please feel free to call Donna Kelleher at IEE Trains with any questions or to register for a class.

Donna Kelleher
Sales & Marketing
IEE – Institute for Environmental Education
Office (978) 658-5272 x248
Fax (978) 658-5435
DKelleher@ieetrains.com

(PB 365) New EPA RRP 8 hr Initial Class
$215 (7:30 AM – 4:00 PM) English
Feb 16, 17, 2010
Mar 1, 6, 12, 15, 2, 2010

In order to make registration easier for you, please send Donna an email with the following information for each person:

* Legal Name
* HOME address (EPA requires your Home address)
* HOME phone
* Last 4 digits of SSN (if you have it)
* Date of Birth (if you have it)
* Email address (optional)
* COMPANY Name & Address

Payment for the class is made the morning of the class.

P. S. I am not selling anything, I am not affiliated with these training courses and have nothing to gain by this post. This is to get the word out there for national compliance before Appril 22, 2010. Good luck!!
 

Brian Lucier
brian@bhbgroup.com
http://www.bhbgroup.com/

BHB Group, LLC.
P.O. Box 613
Dunstable, MA 01827

P. 978.448.3873
F. 978.448.0699


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