1.   City Council Speaker Peter Vallone is sponsoring a revised bill that bends too far toward freeing landlords of any real liability for lead hazards.

2.   Dr. Gary Goldstein, president of Kennedy Krieger, said researchers wanted only to figure out what renovation methods would help to reduce lead hazards.

3.   The council also ought to hear from experts about newer methods for getting rid of lead hazards.

4.   The private landlord was warned about the lead hazards but did nothing.

5.   The report recommended a national standard for lead hazard controls in housing to protect children and to reduce liability exposure for landlords.

6.   The study also included two control groups, one of homes in which all lead hazards had been eliminated and the other of houses that never had lead paint.