Int. No. 874-A
By Council Members Chin, Cumbo, Kallos, Lander, Vallone, Rosenthal, Maisel and Rivera
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to improving tenant notification, interagency cooperation, conducting inspections and issuing stop work orders, in connection with lead paint and construction work
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision b of section 17-179 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 73 for the year 2019, is amended to read as follows:
b. The department shall develop a pamphlet explaining the hazards associated with lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust and describing the procedures to be used in order for a violation of sections 27-2056.6 [and], 27-2056.7, 27-2056.8 and 27-2056.11 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 on the department's website and 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. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph 3 of subdivision e of section 27-2056.4 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 1 for the year 200...
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