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Local Law 1 says that landlords must:
• Find out if a child under 7 lives
in any apartment in buildings covered by the law.
• Inspect those apartments for lead
paint hazards.
• Use safe work practices and trained
workers for any work that disturbs lead paint in applicable apartments and
common areas, including required repairs of peeling paint.
• Make apartments ‘lead safe’ on turnover
(when a tenant moves out and another moves in).
• Clean-up work areas thoroughly.
• Have ‘clearance dust wipe tests’
performed when work is finished to make sure cleanup is complete.
• Keep records of all notices,
inspections, and repair of lead paint hazards, and other matters related to
the law.
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Landlord needs to know if a child
under 7 lives in your apartment
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Every January, your landlord must
send you a notice asking if a child under 7 lives in your apartment. Be
sure to fill out the notice completely and return it by February 15.
During the year, if you have a new
baby, or if a child under 7 comes to live in your apartment, you must
notify your landlord in writing.
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Landlord must
inspect your apartment
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If your
landlord knows that a child under 7 lives in your apartment, your landlord
must inspect your apartment for peeling paint and other lead paint hazards
at least once a year. Your landlord must also check your apartment if you
complain about peeling paint or other unsafe paint conditions. All lead
paint hazards found during these inspections must be fixed safely. Your
landlord must check your apartment for the following lead paint hazards:
• Peeling paint.
• Deteriorated subsurfaces, including
crumbling plaster and broken wood frames or molding.
• Friction surfaces, including painted
doors and windows that bind or rub together.
• Impact surfaces, including painted
baseboards, molding, and doors that may be hit by objects or by closing
doors.
• Chewable surfaces, including all
painted window sills and other surfaces that may have been chewed by
children.
For more
information call 718-TENANTS to
speak with one of our counselors, or City of New York Department Of Housing
Preservation
and Development at 212-863-8830
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Following information
was prepared by HPD Lead Education Program
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