§ 17-915 Lead hazard inspection and testing.

When the parent or guardian of a child of applicable age seeks a service from a covered agency for such child, such agency shall provide a parent or guardian of such child with a pamphlet developed by the department of health and mental hygiene pursuant to section 17-179 of this code, and inform a parent or guardian of such child that they may, without cost or payment:

   a.   obtain an inspection conducted by the department of housing preservation and development or its successor agency for peeling paint, a deteriorated subsurface, or an underlying defect in their multiple dwelling rental unit by calling 311; and

   b.   obtain a lead testing kit for drinking water from the department of environmental protection, have a sample of their drinking water sent to a laboratory for analysis, and receive the results of such analysis within 30 days of such sample being tested.

(L.L. 2019/073, 4/14/2019, eff. 8/12/2019)

§ 17-916 Report regarding objections to department orders.

   a.   The department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and make publicly available on the department’s website, a report on the number of objections to department orders for lead abatement or remediation received by the department pursuant to paragraph 3 of subdivision d of section 173.13 of the health code, or successor provision. Such report shall specify the number of such objections received from a housing development operated by the New York city housing authority. The department shall issue such report twice a year no later than August 30 for the period covering January through June of the same year, and no later than February 28 for the period covering July through December of the prior year.

   b.   The report required pursuant to subdivision a of this section shall include the number of orders withdrawn in full by the department, disaggregated by the reasons such orders were withdrawn, including, but not limited to:

      1.   Faulty paint sampling or testing by the department;

      2.   Inconclusive or contradicting test results; or

      3.   Exemptions due to the date a tested dwelling was erected.

(L.L. 2023/112, 8/13/2023, eff. 8/13/2023)

Subchapter 2: Remediation of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Schools and Facilities Providing Day Care Services

(Title amended, L.L. 2020/028, 2/11/2020, eff. 2/11/2021)