Realtor faces penalty over failure to disclose lead paint

A child who moved in to house was diagnosed with lead poisoning. A Lockport woman pleaded guilty Thursday to failing to disclose the presence of lead paint in a Lockport home, about two years after the new owners learned that their child was diagnosed with lead...

10 Ways to Prevent Childhood Lead Exposure

MENU The Pew Charitable Trusts Research & Analysis 10 Policies to Prevent and Respond to Childhood Lead Exposure © Shutterstock Overview The ongoing lead contamination crises in Flint, Michigan, and East Chicago, Indiana, as well as the surge of news reports about...

Living In Place Home Inspection for Seniors

ASHI announces Education Partnership and Marketing Alliance with the Living In Place Institute™  The American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), whose mission is to set and promote standards for property inspections and to provide the educational programs needed to...

Judge Rules in Favor of American Society of Home Inspectors

  InterNACHI’s accusations against American Society of Home Inspectors as Intervenor prove meritless. Boulder, Colorado – August 28, 2017 – A court in Boulder, Colorado has ruled in favor of the National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI) and against the...

Drowning prevention bill passes Senate unanimously

Senate Bill (SB) 442, passed out of the Senate today with unanimous support. The bill authored by Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), aims to update the existing “Swimming Pool Safety Act” of 1996 to require at least two of seven safety devices specified by the Act....

Buying a Home with a Septic System

Q. Last summer we moved from the city to the country and bought our first house with a septic system. A month after we moved in, both toilets overflowed onto the floor. That’s when we learned the septic system was installed without a permit, and replacement with...