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June 27, 2006

Supreme Court to review lead paint law

PROVIDENCE -- The state Supreme Court has agreed to review the legality of a 2005 lead paint that was deemed unconstitutional in January by a Superior Court judge.

Attorney General Patrick Lynch filed a motion in March asking the high court to review the lower court's decision. In an announcement released today, Lynch praised the Supreme Court's willingness to examine the case.

"This is the law that finally moved Rhode Island away from a system aptly described by one witness as 'using babies as lead detectors,'" Lynch said. "That is, we no longer wait for a child to be poisoned in a property before steps are mandated to remove lead hazards."

The Lead Hazard Mitigation Act of 2005 requires absentee landlords of pre-1978 units to learn about lead hazards, evaluate whether any exist in their units and correct any problems.

No timeline has been set for the Supreme Court's review.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 1:50 PM | Permalink

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