PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter Neronha announced Friday that his office has sued yet another Rhode Island landlord for violating state lead laws , marking his 22nd lead-enforcement action.
The lawsuit, filed on Jan. 5 against landlord Amanda Weinberger, accuses her of causing multiple children to suffer lead poisoning at a Providence property on Smith Street.
“One lead-poisoned child is one too many, and noncompliant landlords have faced, and will continue to face, the consequences of their neglect,” Neronha said in a statement. “With our new hard-fought lead safety compliance laws on the books, our office and our partners in government are even better equipped to remedy this major public-health issue, which can often be accomplished quickly and inexpensively by landlords.”
Landlord was warned about rampant lead hazards in property
According to Neronha’s complaint, the Rhode Island Department of Health learned in 2021 of two children living at the property with elevated blood lead levels. (No amount of lead in the blood is considered safe.)