BALTIMORE LANDLORDS BEWARE OF LEAD PAINT LAWSUITS "INVASION"

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The Maryland-based national lead-paint poisoning defense law firm of Charles Jerome Ware, Attorneys & Counselors, is nationally - known and well-respected for its success in defending Maryland and D.C. landlords and other property owners.  For an initial courtesy consultation, contact us at charlesjeromeware@msn.com,  (410) 730-5016, or (410) 720-6129. The information presented herein is not intended to be legal advice.


Baltimore, like many other major cities in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast geographic areas of the United States, has a lead paint poisoning problem.  It is a public health issue that many property owners and landlords appear to underestimate. A mission of this law firm has been for sometime to
assist Baltimore and D.C. residential property owners and landlords in handling  DEFENSIVELY this lead paint poisoning lawsuit crisis.


Fundamentally, to begin, in 1996 Federal Law began requiring that (from landlords and other relevant sources) individuals receive a Lead Paint Pamphlet and Disclosure Form  before  renting, buying, or renovating  pre-1978 housing. The reason for this requirement is the fact that many houses and apartments in these major cities that were built before 1978 have paint that contains lead (called lead-based paint). 


Lead from paint, chips, and dust can pose serious health hazards if not taken care of properly, which is one of the reasons why the required documents must be given to residents.


Increasingly, due to the high number of pre-1978 residences as well as the concomitant increase of lead poisoning victims, Baltimore's severe increase in lead paint lawsuits has come to be known by many as a " lawsuit invasion" [see,http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-09-12/news/bs-md-city-homes-20130912_1_bankruptcy-protection-lead-paint-lawsuits-filing;  http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/print-edition/2012-02-03/ lead-paint-liability-force-Maryland.html] . Therefore, caveat emptor, let the new and current Baltimore residential property owners and landlords beware.