Int. No. 1117-A
By Council Members Cumbo, Koslowitz, Ampry-Samuel, Holden, Gjonaj, Ayala, Rosenthal, Levin and Rivera
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the availability of lead hazard testing
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision b of section 17-179 of chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
b. The department shall develop a pamphlet explaining the hazards associated with lead-based paint and describing the procedures to be used in order for a violation of sections 27-2056.6 and 27-2056.7 of this code to be corrected. The pamphlet shall include appropriate telephone numbers to obtain lead poisoning screening, diagnosis and treatment information and to report unsafe lead-based paint work practices. Such pamphlet shall also describe building owners' responsibilities under article 14 of subchapter 2 of chapter 2 of title 27, including such building owners' responsibilities to remediate all lead-based paint hazards and underlying defects upon turnover of any dwelling unit, and such building owners' responsibilities to annually inspect any dwelling unit where a child of applicable age resides for lead-based paint hazards. Such pamphlet shall be made available in accordance with section 27-2056.9 of this code. Such pamphlet shall also be made available to any member of the public upon request, and shall be available in any designated citywide language, as defined by section 23-1101 of this code.
? 2. Subchapter 1 of chapter 9 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by a local law for the year 2019 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to investigation by the department of health and mental hygiene of places in which children identified with elevated blood lead levels routinely visit and the regulation of lead-based paint hazards in fac...
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