Title: 
Headings: 
Local
 
Law
 
1
 
-
 
NYC
 
Lead
 
Poisoning
 
Prevention
 
Law
 
Information
 
for
 
Tenants
 

What
 
Landlords
 
Must
 
Do
 
and
 
Every
 
Tenant
 
Should
 
Know
 

Lead
 
Can
 
Cause
 
Learning
 
Problems
 

Preventing
 
Lead
 
Poisoning:
 
What
 
the
 
Law
 
Requires
 

What
 
Are
 
Lead
 
Paint
 
Hazards?
 

Things
 
Landlords
 
Must
 
Do
 

After
 
repair
 
work
 
is
 
finished,
 
landlords
 
must:
  

Things
 
Tenants
 
Must
 
Do
 

Tenants
 
should
 
also:
  


Content: Crumbling
 
plaster
 
or
 
rotted
 
wood. Doors
 
and
 
windows
 
that
 
stick
 
or
 
rub
 
together. Window
 
sills
 
and
 
any
 
other
 
surfaces
 
that
 
have
 
been
 
chewed
 
on
 
by
 
children. Things
 
Landlords
 
Must
 
Do
 

 
In
 
buildings
 
covered
 
by
 
Local
 
Law
 
1,
 
landlords
 
must
 
find
 
out
 
if
 
any
 
children
 
younger
 
than
 
6
 
years
 
live
 
in
 
the
 
building
 
and
 
inspect
 
those
 
apartments
 
for
 
lead
 
paint
 
hazards
 
every
 
year. Landlords
 
must
 
use
 
safe
 
work
 
practices
 
and
 
trained
 
workers
 
when
 
fixing
 
lead
 
paint
 
hazards
 
and
 
when
 
doing
 
general
 
repair
 
work
 
that
 
disturbs
 
lead
 
paint. Local
 
Law
 
1
 
requires
 
landlords
 
to
 
use
 
firms
 
certified
 
by
 
the
 
U.S.
 
Environmental
 
Protection
 
Agency
 
when
 
disturbing
 
more
 
than
 
100
 
square
 
feet
 
of
 
lead
 
paint,
 
replacing
 
windows,
 
or
 
fixing
 
violations
 
issued
 
by
 
the
 
New
 
York
 
City
 
Department
of
 
Housing
 
Preservation
 
and
 
Development
 
(HPD). Landlords
 
must
 
repair
 
lead
 
paint
 
hazards
 
before
 
a
 
new
 
tenant
 
moves
 
into
 
an
 
apartment. Landlords
 
must
 
keep
 
records
 
of
 
all
 
notices,
 
inspections,
 
repairs
 
of
 
lead
 
paint
 
hazards,
 
and
 
other
 
matters
 
related
 
to
 
the
 
law. HPD
 
may
 
ask
 
the
 
landlord
 
for
 
copies
 
of
 
this
 
paperwork. Before
 
repair
 
work
 
begins,
 
landlords
 
must
 
make
 
sure
 
that
 
trained
 
workers: