Good Bones stars were sued over lead paint laws
Karen E. Laine and Mina Starsiak Hawk were the ones who started Two Chicks and a Hammer, and they are still the names that echo across HGTV as ”Good Bones”. In Indianapolis properties, the mother-daughter team shows off their remodeling and flipping skills only to pay off dividends. Of course, like more than a few HGTV renovation stars, they’ve at times had their fair share of trouble.
In 2017, Two Chicks and a Hammer were sued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their work renovating three houses built before the discontinuation of lead paint use in 1978. Renovating lead paint involves laboring under a different set of laws and regulations. Unfortunately however, Laine and Hawk’s company had never received the permit required to undertake this type of work, plus they did not properly transport or dispose of the lead paint waste. This situation is not unique, as Chip and Joanna Gaines of the popular Magnolia Network show ” Fixer Upper” likewise faced a similar lawsuit. After working on a house where lead paint contamination caused harm to its occupants, this instance came to a head in 2018.
The legal dispute between “Good Bones” stars and EPA has been resolved amicably. Under the terms of the settlement, the duo agreed to pay a 40,000 dollar fine. And also They undertook to shoot two educational videos: one showing how homes with lead paint are correctly painted; the other emphasizing the need for children to be protected from lead paint poisoning.