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Preventing Lead Poisoning at the Source | |
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2020-10-22 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 美国 |
领域 | 气候变化 |
正文(英文) | More than 103,000 rental units spread across the city proper are potentially vulnerable to lead contamination because they were built before 1978 when lead paint was outlawed. According to a new study from Case Western Reserve University's Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, over one-third of these units are in poor condition and of very low market value. This can present the dual challenge of requiring potentially costly repairs in buildings where there is little equity to leverage financing, and results in potential risk of lead poisoning to children who may live in them. Using a variety of public records -- including assessed market value, sales, foreclosure and tax history, code violations, building permits and rental registry data -- the researchers examined every rental property in the city from 2016-18 on factors related to the likelihood that the property could have lead-safety problems. Property owners were categorized according to whether they were companies or individuals, the number and types of properties they held and the property values and conditions represented in their portfolios. "The issue is that the majority of families with young children in Cleveland rent homes in the private rental market," said Claudia Coulton, the study's co-author, a Distinguished University Professor and co-director of the poverty center. "Improving these properties -- and working with these property owners -- is a key element in moving toward a lead-safe Cleveland." "The majority of the city's rental housing stock carries a significant risk of lead exposure to children because of age, deferred maintenance and low-market value, so understanding the rental landscape is crucial," said Rob Fischer, an associate professor at the Mandel School and study co-author. Key findings:
Partnering with Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition, the research helps inform the continued implementation of the Lead Safe Home Fund, a first-of-its-kind, public-private partnership aimed at assisting landlords and tenants with accessing the resources they need to make housing lead safe throughout Cleveland, Fischer said. The Lead Safe Home Fund will provide property owners and families with effective and equitable support for home repair and lead poisoning prevention. The Fund is structured to be flexible and nimble, with a five-year, $99.4 million target budget. CHN Housing Partners, a lender and the region's largest provider of affordable housing, will administer the home loans and grants. "Our role is to help property owners -- especially those 'mom-and-pop' landlords -- improve the quality of the units they rent and get their Lead Safe Certification," said Kevin J. Nowak, executive director of CHN Housing Partners. "This research helps us better understand their assets and challenges. We are tailoring our grants, loans and incentives to meet property owners where they are, so that they can access the resources they need in a comprehensive, straight-forward way.
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Case Western Reserve University. (2020, October 22). Preventing lead poisoning at the source. ScienceDaily. Retrieved October 22, 2020 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201022093944.htm
Case Western Reserve University. "Preventing lead poisoning at the source." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201022093944.htm (accessed October 22, 2020).
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