Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes tenants to seek treble damages if a child is poisoned by a landlords negligence.

Highlights:

• Specifies that in any private action where a property owner is found to have violated lead hazard mitigation provisions, they are subject to damages, which may include double or triple the actual damages found, as well as reasonable attorneys’ fees (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits this act from being taken in a way that excludes other remedies in law or equity (Sec. 1).

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