The New York City Council - File #: Int 0919-2018

• File #: Int 0919-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Lead Package - Investigations of lead-based paint hazards by independent and certified inspectors.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Laid Over in Committee
• File created: 5/9/2018
• In control: Committee on Housing and Buildings
• On agenda: 5/9/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to investigations of lead-based paint hazards by independent and certified inspectors
• Sponsors: Ritchie J. Torres, Mark Treyger, Robert F. Holden, Laurie A. Cumbo, Ben Kallos
• Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Hearing Held by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Health	Hearing Held by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Health	Laid Over by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Laid Over by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Laid Over by Committee
5/9/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
5/9/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 919

By Council Members Torres, Treyger, Holden, Cumbo and Kallos

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to investigations of lead-based paint hazards by independent and certified inspectors
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Section 27-2056.4 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision a-1 to read as follows:
a-1. At least once every five years, an investigation undertaken pursuant to this section shall be performed by a person who is (i) independent of the owner and any person or firm that performs any work required for remediation, and (ii) certified as an inspector or risk assessor pursuant to section 745.226 of title 40 of the code of federal regulations.
? 2. Subdivision b of section 27-2056.8 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 1 for the year 2004, is amended to read as follows:
b. Where turnover of a dwelling unit as described in subdivision a of this section occurs five or more years after the most recent turnover of such dwelling unit, an investigation for lead-based paint hazards shall be performed by a person who is (i) independent of the owner and any person or firm that performs any work required for remediation upon turnover, and (ii) certified as an inspector or risk assessor pursuant to section 745.226 of title 40 of the code of federal regulations. All work performed pursuant to this section shall be performed pursuant to the safe work practices promulgated pursuant to section 27-2056.11(a)(3) of this article.
? 3. Paragraph (6) of subdivision a of section 27-2098 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 44 for the year 2010, is amended to read as follows:
(6) If the dwelling is subject to the requirements of section 27-2056.4 or section 27-2056.8, for each dwelling unit in such dwelling (i) whether such unit tu...