The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) penalized Landworks Industries and the homeowner at 10 Denmark St. in Milton for asbestos violations found during an inspection.

Homeowners Tu Do and Kevin Nguyen hired Boston-based Landworks Industries Inc. to perform the work.

Landworks was penalized $53,937, with $9,000 payable to the Commonwealth, and the remaining $44,937 suspended provided no further violations occur over the following two years. Tu Do and Kevin Nguyen were jointly penalized $31,100, with $3,000 payable and the remaining $28,100 suspended provided no further violations occur within the next year. 

During MassDEP’s initial inspection on Sept. 7, there were pieces of asbestos concrete and tile debris in the basement and outside the structure adjacent to the basement door, mixed in with soil in a hole in the rear of the property. MassDEP also noted a 30-yard roll-off container in the driveway filled with demolition and renovation debris, carpeting, and black plastic bags. Pieces of tile were also observed on the carpeting and in a black plastic bag in the container.

MassDEP sampled the suspect materials and found that the materials contained asbestos. MassDEP then worked to ensure that Landworks and the owners of the property hired a licensed asbestos contractor to properly decontaminate the container and basement, containerized the waste, and properly disposed of all the asbestos-containing waste materials.