BMHA did not report three confirmed cases of Buffalo children with elevated levels of lead in their blood, the report alleges.
The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority did not properly address lead-based paint hazards in its public housing, according to an audit report released by the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The report found three cases of children with elevated levels of lead in their blood in Buffalo, two of whom lived in BMHA units with lead-based paint hazards.
The report claimed that the BMHA did not report the three cases of children with high levels of lead in their blood, Rob Petree writes for WIVB News 4. BMHA’s executive director, Gillian Brown, said there is currently no allegation that there’s a widespread issue with children and lead-based paint in BMHA’s public housing.
Some public housing residents in Buffalo are now calling for the city to test their apartments for lead. Children in Buffalo, and throughout Erie County, regularly test positive for elevated blood lead levels, according to a statement from Erie County Department of Health to News 4.
Read the full story: Federal audit claims lack of ‘adequate oversight’ of lead-based paint in BMHA public housing
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