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Legal
assistance
If your child is lead poisoned (currently blood lead level of 20 ug/dl
or more) in a rental unit, the Rhode Island Department of Health will
send an inspector to the premises. If the unit is not lead safe, the landlord
will be required to clean it up.
Non-compliance with federal, state or municipal laws regarding lead may
result in enforcement efforts on the part of the following agencies.
City
of Providence Code Enforcement
190 Dyer Street, Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 421-7740 ext. 348.
Inspections, upon request of occupants, for peeling paint as well as other
minimum housing violations. Serves city of Providence.
*For other R.I. cities and towns, call the town or city hall and ask for
the minimum housing inspector.
Rhode
Island Department of the Attorney General
150 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 274-4400
Statewide enforcement.
Web site: http://www.riag.state.ri.us/
Rhode
Island Department of Environmental Management
Phone: (401) 222-2808
1-800-752-8088 (Violations Hotline)
Enforcement of exterior lead-based paint removal regulations.
Web site: http://www.state.ri.us/dem/
Rhode
Island Department of Health
Office of Occupational Health and Radiological Health
Phone: (401) 222-1417 Enforcement in lead hazard reduction.
A
tenant in a rented apartment that has lead paint or other lead hazards
may at some point need legal advice. Some sources:
Rhode Island Legal Services
56 Pine Street 4th floor, Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 274-2652
Specializes in free legal services to low-income Rhode Islanders. Assistance
is available for landlord/tenant problems, such as evictions.
Web site: http://www.rils.org/
There are lawyers in private practice who have sued negligent property
owners on behalf of lead poisoned children. Contact Childhood Lead Action
Project for attorney referrals. 1-888-234-3337, (401)785-1310.
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