Judge holds Scranton landlord in contempt for abatement in apartment where tenant claims 2-year-old daughter got lead poisoning
SCRANTON â In a lawsuit by a mother claiming her 2-year-old daughter was poisoned from lead paint in their apartment at 961 Wheeler Ave., a judge on Tuesday sanctioned the landlord for contempt for failing to remove the toxic element.
Lead-based paint has made families sick for generations
Several residents told CNN they first learned their homes had lead service lines in August after receiving the notices, adding to the long-standing issues of lead contamination in the communit
Received two press releases from the U.S. Attorney's Office, both mentioning lead paint and Fort Harrison near Helena. One involves a business, the other a property manager.
These two admitted to charges in court where their actions exposed Veterans and their families to toxic lead paint.
