Problem:
Using Sheppard's, A client has come to you with the following legal question: Your client is Juana Menendez. She lives in an apartment with her two children; Carlos (age four) and Emily (age two). Ms. Menendez's family doctor recently told her that her children have dangerously high levels of lead in their blood. After some investigation, Ms. Menendez discovered that the walls and trim in her apartment unit are painted with lead-based paint. She believes that the lead-based paint in her unit has caused her children to have high levels of lead in their blood. She asks you if she can hold the landlord liable for her children's condition. You need to research whether and how a landlord who uses lead-based paint can be held liable for Carlos's and Emily's condition.