New York City presumes lead paint in a multiple dwelling built before 1960 where a child under six lives, and requires the owner to inspect annually and remediate — stricter than the federal pre-1978 disclosure regime, which also applies.
The federal rule is disclosure; this one is an affirmative duty to find and fix, with annual inspection and turnover remediation. Budget for XRF testing and abatement on any pre-1960 building you intend to rent to families, and note that the presumption runs against the owner — it is for the owner to rebut, not for the tenant to prove.
- Construction
- Built before 1960
In effect since 2004-08-02.
Sources
- NYC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act (Local Law 1 of 2004) — NYC Admin. Code §27-2056.1 et seq.
- NYC HPD — lead-based paint