New York City’s public housing authority submitted documentation showing it was in compliance with federal inspection requirements for lead paint even though the agency hadn’t conducted the required inspections in four years, according to a report from the city’s Department of Investigation. The DOI found that the New York City Housing Authority “failed to do critical lead safety inspections and then falsely certified that they were meeting these legal requirements,” DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters said in a statement.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 14, 2017 23:15 UTC