The Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration Has Not Adequately Managed Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing
Implement an ongoing maintenance program for lead-based paint to ensure unabated and “lead-safe” units remain hazard free.
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The Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration Has Not Adequately Managed Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing
Abate or implement interim control measures to reduce the risk of exposure to lead-based paint hazards identified through risk assessments.
The Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration Has Not Adequately Managed Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing
Conduct lead-based paint inspections at public housing abated through removal methods where an abatement report is unavailable to ensure that units are “lead-free.”
The Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration Has Not Adequately Managed Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing
We audited the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration’s management of lead‐based paint in its public housing program based on our assessment of the risks of lead‐based paint in public housing. The risk factors assessed included the age of buildings, the number of units, and reported cases of childhood lead poisoning. The Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (Authority) is the second largest public housing agency (PHA) in the country with about 53,700 public housing units, the majority of which were constructed before 1978, the oldest having been
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