I've been renting a house with my wife now for about 1 1/2 years. My wife though has been living here for a little over 7-8 years. She has 2 children, the oldest is 7, and we have a new born that is going to be 1 this Christmas. The house that we live in, is probably close to 60-70 years old and is very run down. I painted the inside of the house living room, bedrooms and bathroom myself about 1 year ago. I am an amatuer, just used basic coat of paint to cover up scratches and filled in holes. My wife said that her and her family painted it themselves also about 6 years ago, also an amatuer job, basic coat cover up. I suspect that the original paint in this house, throughout is lead based. I feel that the landlord/Owner has never fixed anything of original condition. If I find out that My wife and her kids have been living here in a lead and mold environment for 7yrs "kids", since birth and me for almost 3yrs. Can I sue them for not complying when state laws changed for lead paint?
2007-10-09
10:19:29
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