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Company: Ryland Group Inc.
Current Parent Company: Lennar
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Penalty: $625,000
Year: 2011
Date: October 7, 2011
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: water pollution violation
Violation Description: The Ryland Group Inc., one of the nation's largest homebuilders, agreed to pay $625,000 to seven states and the federal government to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations at its construction sites. The settlement was also announced by the Justice Department; see the Violation Tracker entry at (click here)
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Florida
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: construction and engineering
Specific Industry of Current Parent: homebuilding
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.